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2006-08-01 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Germany backs Britain's refusal to call for ceasefire
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Posted by Fred 2006-08-01 12:49|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Is it time yet to start tallying up who all is on the Allies side?
Posted by Sherry 2006-08-01 14:44||   2006-08-01 14:44|| Front Page Top

#2 What was interesting was the split: for the cease fire, France, Sweden, Greece, Spain; against, Britain, Gernamy Czech, Poland. Yeah, I knew which ones I wanted on my side before I saw how they voted.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-01 14:45||   2006-08-01 14:45|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't trust Germany. Actually, I don't trust any of them but Germany is the most likely to switch sides on us again. Sadly, I think Britain is next most likely.
Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats  2006-08-01 16:07||   2006-08-01 16:07|| Front Page Top

#4 The German press is almost 100% anti american all the time. To the point of just making stuff up anti american. Not a reliable ally.

Israel and the US will go this alone. With the current3rd way Defense Minister of Israel we may end up going it alone in the end.
Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-08-01 16:46|| www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]">[www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]  2006-08-01 16:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Tap, tap YIKES!
Posted by 6 2006-08-01 17:31||   2006-08-01 17:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Merkel is in charge for now. Germany will be a better ally with her and the press will probably also improve with time. I wouldn't write them off completely like France and Belgium.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-01 17:35||   2006-08-01 17:35|| Front Page Top

#7 I seem to recall another time when the Huns were underestimated, written off, and yet still beat back the tide.
Posted by 2b 2006-08-01 17:40||   2006-08-01 17:40|| Front Page Top

#8 There was a time when the German gov't sided with France, right after 9/11. But I think now, they think France is run by a bunch of ninnies.
Posted by PlanetDan">PlanetDan  2006-08-01 18:49||   2006-08-01 18:49|| Front Page Top

#9 The Germans have noticed they are paying not only for Greek and Italian self-indulgence, but French, too, and they are not at all happy with that.
Posted by trailing wife 2006-08-01 19:37||   2006-08-01 19:37|| Front Page Top

#10 The Poles and Czechs are good, solid allies. They fight the good fight, since they have had to and have had to do it alone for so many years.


Oh, and the Finns are ninnies.
Posted by DarthVader 2006-08-01 20:29||   2006-08-01 20:29|| Front Page Top

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