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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 12:28 AM
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I just thought I'd post this list from 2003 that lives on my desktop, lest
we forget who was against Chimpie's war in spring 03

"a pre-emptive strike (on Iraq) would not be in accordance with international law and the UN Charter and would lead to a deeper crisis involving other countries in the region."

France,

Germany

Belgium

Switzerland

Sweden

Norway

Greece

Austria,

Liechtenstein,

Serbia

The Czech Republic,

Croatia

Slovenia

Finland,

Vatican City

Canada

Mexico,

Venezuela

Brazil

Argentina

Chile

Costa Rica's Supreme Court ruled that the war broke international law and that the country's support for the war contradicted its constitution, the government declared its withdrawel of support that was merely moral anyways as Costa Rica has no army.

Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic retreated their troops.


The African Union, with all of its 52 members, condemned the war.

Pakistan

India

The Arab League unanimously condemned the war, with the exception of Kuwait.

Russia

Belarus

Malaysia

Indonesia

China

New Zealand

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governments'_pre-war_positions_on_invasion_of_Iraq#Opposing_U.S._Position
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 12:33 AM
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1. And Denmark isn't on the list.
As an American of Danish extraction, I can only say one thing:

Shame on Denmark for your collaboration with Bush.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 08:54 AM
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2. were they in the "coalition of the willing" ?
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:33 AM
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3. Yes.
Edited on Wed Mar-01-06 10:34 AM by Jackpine Radical
That's what I meant by "collaboration." Norway & Sweden knew better.
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