re: what is france up to? .... protecting iraqi oi Of course...

re: what is france up to? .... protecting iraqi oi Of course they're not to be trusted if you are a Yank, and thankfully I am not and never want to be 'americanised' either.

They are looking after their self interests, so what is new?

France has sent troops and assisted the Yanks plenty of times before. In fact, the Statue of Liberty was given to the Yanks from the French as a gift, but they have always have looked after No.1, not the USA.

The funny thing with Bush is, he is on a silly warpath, whereby if it was Clinton, he would no doubt seek a peacefull resolution diplomatically. But Rumsfield, is frothing from the mouth because he has these urges like a drug addict to unleash a 'blitzkreig' on someone, anyone.

This war talk, smells real bad. And if the yanks don't play their hands right they will get smacked economically by having to fight the lonely fight and the war will be prolonged. China has interests in Iraq too, Iran and North Korea may get involved so the Yanks won't strike on their terrain. It can get messy, and I'd love to wipe that smug look off Bush's face, he is bringing world peace to its knees singlehandedly.