Amen. Frankly, I was embarrassed at the childish rudeness visited upon
the French and Germans by the President, Vice President and their
supporters in Congress in the spring of 2003. Let diplomats disagree,
but is it too much to ask that they do it like adults and statesmen
rather than with all the puerile hostility of 7th graders at recess?
They represent us, and they made us look terrible. Given the way
things have been going in Iraq, I don't blame the French and the
Germans for one minute for not wanting to sink their troops and money
into GWB's ridiculous war. Many people in the UK probably wish Blair
had not supported Bush.

I will say, I found it moving and courageous to see the Iraqis go to
the polls on Jan 30th. They paid a hell of a price for that election
with all the death, blood, and chaos going on in their country, though,
and it's about time they got some benefit out of this whole mess.The
trick will be to see if there's a second Iraqi election, and whether
the candidates for office will dare to run openly at that time. But I
do not forget or excuse for one minute that we were lied to about those
Weapons of Mass Destruction that turned out not to be there. I will
never forgive a President who lies to start a war.

Melissa