the thing with france, germany and a lot of the members of the EU, is their economy.
the EU was created so that europe could compete with the US economically, notice they got in a hissy fit when Bush put up the tariffs on steel. They said it was against trade laws and were creating a court case, they were also threatening to start trade wars with us.
The French were in bed with Hussien, it was much better for them to leave him where he was then have the US come in and kick their little deal out the window.
And sorry to say, but most alliances these days are for economical reasons. They usually boil down to power and money.
Notice how S. America isnt in a hussy, they are not in an economic fight over the middle east.
There is much dissention between the US and europe because it is a struggle for economic dominance.
Not to mention the fact that every country is going to take its well being into account first.
Honestly i belive that the US should do what is in its power to secure what is best for it.
also notice how japan is over in iraq, its to their benifit to be there, that country is very dependent on oil imports.
And this is very to the point but if countries dont like what we are doing that is too bad, you cant tell everyone to **** off, but the fact is the US needs to look out for number one, not the concerns of other nations.
that ties into why a lot of ppl dont like Bush, he is putting his own country above other countries needs.
If france or germany dont like it they can shove it, our priorities come first.
Politics is a game of money and gving ppl what they want.
The US's needs are number 1, everyone else is below that.
