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For the rebuilding of Iraq, the United States has pledged $20 billion,
Japan has pledged $1.5 billion, and the European Union has pledged
$235 million.

How can anyone take Europe seriously as a force in the world?

Why should they pay for what the US broke? You see, if Europe begin to shell
out for every country the US invades, it might become a pattern. If Mr. Bush
does not know how best to blow his mint, let him donate those billions he
spends on war in iraq to some charity.

Saddam Hussein broke Iraq!

The US is going to try to put it back together. Not certain it will succeed,
in which case, it will be a bigger mess for a time than it was before. But
if it does work, could be something of real national pride like the Marshall
Plan.

Ivan the Bear
=Nothing per-r-rsonal, just business=

Glad to see you back here Ivan, even if you are on the wrong side of the
fence on the Iraq issue.


SMH