Trying to pop the weasel

There are rumors floating around out there that we are pressuring the French to not veto a new UN resolution. If this is true it is wrong.

We keep insisting that no one else can dictate our foreign policy to us. Similarly we should not be able to dictate foreign policy to any one else. Hypocrisy is not good policy.

If the French choose to veto a new resolution, there is nothing to say that we can't ignore it, just as they have ignored the breaches of 1441 (not my favorite document to begin with, but again it's that hypocrisy thing).

We need to let the French, Germans and others decide whose side they want to be on. If it is ours, we need to welcome them, even if we are wary of them. If they want to protect the enemy, we just need to make sure that we treat them accordingly. If their anti-war stance is principled and canbe logically defended with fact , then we need to respect them for their opinion. If they're trying to cover something up or have ulterior motives..........well, all bets should be off then.

And if they actually defend Saddam, then they probably shouldn't be friends of ours anyways.