ckent , as you said , i also dont believe its all about greedy...

ckent , as you said , i also dont believe its all about greedy oil interests so much as ensuring that the free flow of oil is maintained and also that the US has a friendlier "democratic" government in Iraq to counter the Saudi fundamentalists.

Also agree re Europe, . A quick check of the european countries indicates that there are more "pro US' than against.

Portugal, Switzerland and Sweden are traditionally neutral.

Its been obvious for some time that France and Germany have pushed to become the bullies in their own dunghill. something that is not lost on the smaller European countries.
I think these countries are distrustful of the domination of the EEU by the Franco German Putsch .