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What a difference a fortnight makes. In mid-January, George W. Bush had hardly an ally in sight as he moved toward war against Iraq. Even his staunchest comrade in arms, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, looked wobbly to some. There he was, arguing that "time and space" be given to the weapons inspectors in Iraq. Antiwar Germany and deeply skeptical France, capturing a spreading popular unease, cast longer and longer shadows across Europe. Bush looked lonely.
Then along came a 616-word manifesto signed by eight elected European leaders--a ringing declaration of common cause with the United States. Published in a number of European papers on Thursday, the open ...