Berlin for its part would be willing to send German troops to Iraq
should the US properly cede military and political control of that
nation over to the UN.

Not gonna happen, not even in your wildest Wagnerian dreams,

Actually, Schroeder's latest offer is for troops but no money!

To be sure, the troops would be used for training Iraqi police and
military, not for active use.

What's the German army like these days? Is it anything like Holland's,
over-weight, over-aged, and the troops in hair nets?

all the best -- Dan Ford
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