Euro-sceptics

[Carl Remick]

>From: James Heartfield <Jim at heartfield.demon.co.uk>
>
>Carl says any doubts are useful, and that might seem to be true, but read 
>more closely: European leaders are not hostile to the war against Iraq. 
>They just want America to go through the official channels of the UN, and 
>pay obeisance to their pretensions before he slaughters Iraqis.

January 22, 2003

Germany to Oppose a Resolution for Using Force Against Iraq

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 8:53 a.m. ET

BERLIN -- Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has made plain that Germany will 
refuse to back an Iraq war resolution in the U.N. Security Council, ending 
weeks of hedging and aligning himself more closely with his main European 
partner, France.

Schroeder's clearest position yet is likely to further displease President 
Bush, who this week scolded countries -- like Germany -- that are seeking 
more time for U.N. weapons inspectors to search in Iraq.

"Don't expect Germany to approve a resolution legitimizing war, don't expect 
it," Schroeder told a rally of his Social Democratic party Tuesday night in 
Lower Saxony. ...

<http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Germany-Iraq.html>

Carl

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