[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Thermodyne:
I can only hope that we will freeze France out of the reconstruction that will follow.

I think this would be a monumental mistake. I believe once the Coalition has removed Sadaam from power (If they haven't already) and we are able to truely and honestly catalogue the WMD that have been hidden, and speak honestly and openly with the Iraqi scientists and other citizens who will no longer fear reprisals from their government, the world will gain a new perspective of the events. They may never admit it, and they may remain sincerly in opposition to the timing or the manner with which we did it. But seeing the eveidence in the light of day will at least help them to understand why we felt the urgency.

The French have already said that if the Iraqi's use chem/bio weapons during the course of the war it will change things for them. If they aren't used I believe it will be because the coalition prevented it, or the Iraqi's didn't follow those orders. Not because the chem/bio weapons weren't available.

The reconstruction should involve everybody, even those opposed to the war. In that way we can start the process of reconstructing our relations as well as with the Iraqi nation.

Geoschmo