Sober reality
What is possibly motivating the French and German "Valentine's Surprise" other than anti-American animus?
Hans Blix, hardly a warmonger, succintly states the issue:
Asked whether more inspectors could do a better, faster job, he said: "The principal problem is not the number of inspectors but rather the active cooperation of the Iraqi side, as we have said many times."
Iraqi cooperation, and only Iraqi cooperation, can solve this crisis without war. Instead of futiel attempts to embarass the Americans, why don't France and Germany apply pressure on Saddam to give up the ghost?
