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Eight European leaders are as one with President Bush.
The French have a reputation for adopting a strident anti-US line and then backing down at the last moment. They did just that before the Gulf war in 1991. There is widespread belief in the diplomatic community that they will do so again.
“Going to war without France is like going on a deer hunt without the accordian,” said one senior Washington defence official derisively. –Scotland on Sunday