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...German opposition, which is now polling stronger than Schröder's weakened Social Democrats, is withering in its criticism. "Zapatero made a grave mistake when he immediately announced he would pull Spain's troops out of Iraq, sending a single message to Osama bin Laden: Terror pays," says Friedbert Pflüger, a member of the German Bundestag and foreign policy expert for the Christian Democrats. "With Aznar we had a heavyweight in Europe. Without him we have lost an interesting voice and committed opponent of terrorism in Europe." The PP considers Zapatero callow but calculating. "The majority...
...force was used. And if they are to lead their reluctant populations into war, they need the cover of an inspections process broadly deemed genuine. "If people have the impression that going the multilateral U.N. way was only a tactic and Bush's decision has already been taken," says Friedbert Pfluger, foreign affairs spokesman for Germany's opposition Christian Democratic Union, "there will be a problem in Europe." Large numbers of Europeans believe the timetable for war is driven not by Iraq's behavior but by the U.S. desire to attack before Iraq's desert weather heats up to make...
...reproaches hit their mark. Explaining Bonn's rush of energy, Bundestag member Friedbert Pfluger of Kohl's Christian Democrats noted that "people realized what a devastating effect this was having in other countries. There is a loss of confidence in us, and loss of political credit, and there is an economic loss. Industry has complained massively to Bonn about the economic price we are paying." Industrialists were not alone in complaining. Declared historian Golo Mann, 83: "If I were 50, I would arm myself. Trust in the state's protection clearly no longer suffices...
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