>
> There's no such thing anymore as German foreign policy; there's only
EU
> policy. Japan and the EU are taking the sensible attitude that they
don't
> want WWW III -- it'd be bad for business, and Nokia and Sony want to
sell
> the planet cellphones and Playstations, not missiles and lead-lined
> coffins. From their perspective, the US and its habit of pissing off
big
> chunks of the planet is becoming a serious liability.
>
> -- Dennis
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OTOH if they were serious about it as a problem, they'd tag team on
pulling $$ out of US capital markets. It seems they've been happy to
be free riders on the hegemon 'til now, but that could change if
Pakistan destabilizes or something happens in SA during Ramadan.
Ian