I must, respectfully, ask why there has been such a rush by the French, German, and Russian governments to protect the regime of one of the biggest SOB's in world? The very word "regime" implies that the people of Iraq have no power to choose their leaders. Dissenters are routinely beaten, tortured, and murdered. Hostile ethnic groups become the victims of genocide committed by their own government.
In a democracy, sovereignty is said to rest with the people. The opposite is true in Iraq. By ignoring these facts and trying to galvanize world opinion against the U.S., these countries call their own motives into question and play into Saddam's hands.
My anger is not addressed at the French, German, or Russian people but at their governments, which have taken the stance they have for self-serving reasons.
The U.S. government should not be condemned because it refused to be taken in by Saddam's shell-game. Evidence has already come to light that he does, indeed, have chemical and biological weapons.
Regards, Shuckins