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Tyrone_Slothrop
If some of you think the only reason that France opposed the war was that Iraq paid France off, and that this is proven by this document, I have a bridge to sell you. Did Iraq bribe Germany and Russia et al. too?
et amplify and extend my remarks
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Hold the phone, because I actually agree with you.
Any bribe was clearly secondary toi Chirac's true purpose - to make his "third-world country with a nuke" appear relevant in world politics by sticking a thumb in the eye of the US.
And to many Europeans (and Deaniacs), it worked like a charm.
and BTW, yes, Russia and China are also named as recipients
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