Frank does a great job "fisking" Andy Storey, lecturer in "Development Studies" at UCD, who believes Europe is not anti-American enough. Hmmmm. Regardless, Frank takes him apart.
Jim Hoagland claims that Europeans will use "campaigns of political attrition" to try and aid the Democrat challenger, whoever that might be, in 2004. Hoagland quotes one German academic "The main lesson to be learned from the Iraq war is to be learned in Washington: You have to plan and cooperate with others under established rules".
Yet, for me as an American, the question is what use are the established rules when I see a continent that won't arm and defend itself, that cannot prevent genocide on its doorstep and doesn't recognize that the Middle East status quo created the conditions that led to a sneak attack on the US, resulting in 3000 deaths, and which could have been much, much worse.
No, I say to hell with these "established rules". "Established rules" are no reason to take or not take military action if it's in the interests of the United States.
Meanwhile, the Times of London has another upbeat article on life in Iraq.
