February 4, 2003

JERRY LEWIS NATION (via Best of the Web):

U.S. and Britain Press for Resolution on Iraq (STEVEN R. WEISMAN and RICHARD W. STEVENSON, February 4, 2003, NY Times)
French officials say that the main reason for their reluctance to endorse a war against Iraq without many more weeks or even months of inspections is the widespread feeling in France that it would embolden Al Qaeda, which is viewed in France as a far more dangerous threat than Mr. Hussein.

If anything, French officials say, Iraq and Al Qaeda are being driven into each other's arms by American policies.


But they are hugging? Posted by Orrin Judd at February 4, 2003 6:23 PM
Comments

And, we've made best chums of the French and the Germans.



Sweet!

Posted by: Harry at February 4, 2003 8:02 PM

I wouldn't be too worried. It can't possibly last.

Posted by: Barry Meislin at February 5, 2003 1:49 AM

Like Syria & Hezbollah, or Syria & the

Al Daawa cell; which did not preclude

Syria's Hama massacre of their own

Ilkwan (Moslem Brotherhood)

Posted by: narciso at February 5, 2003 11:02 PM
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