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The Great Divide.(United States, Europe divided over Iraq)

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| February 24, 2003 | Dickey, Christopher; Hirsh, Michael; Barry, John (Irish bishop); Wolffe, Richard; McGuire, Stryker; Nordland, Rod | COPYRIGHT 2003 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

They bear witness to the wars that raged across Europe in the last century--and to the blood of Americans who lost their lives in them. They stand in the thousands upon thousands, overlooking the beaches of Normandy, and amid the rolling hills of Belgium. People in the United States remember those crosses these days, and that blood, and wonder why so many Europeans seem not to remember. Because right now Americans are under threat. Americans are about to go to war with the murderous regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. And when they look at their old allies like the French--especially the French--what they see are perfidious diplomats trying to wriggle out of any risky ...

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