> Before I can be misunderstood, let me say that a war against Iraq could
> weaken US hegemony, which would be a good thing.
Well, the EU and East Asia are the co-hegemons of the 21st century. Yes, nation-states are important, sure -- but China and France are, shall we say, the neo-national templates through which the new metropoles are beginning to assert their political primacy over the Bananamericans. The EU's new peace plan, detailed below, was apparently discussed between China, Russia, France and Germany at the highest level for weeks, without even notifying Rumsfeld:
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,234387,00.html
-- DRR