Great post, Rob.

I think we have seen bits and pieces of documentation of France, Germany and Russia's self-interest in propping up Saddam's evil and genocidal government.

As much as the liberal Bush-bashing press likes to supress that information, the self-serving deceit of France, Germany and Russia does occasionally get the visibility it richly deserves.

Britney posted a link to the "France" topic...

http://www.rkmbs.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=209800&page=11&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=7

... where FOX News interviewed a French ambassador who detailed French President Jacque Chirac's 30-year relationship with Saddam Hussein, that France did not want to torpedo, no matter WHAT the evidence.

Mister JLA posted an interview of the chief scientist of Iraq's 1990's nuclear weapons program, who said that contrary to the liberal excrement to the contrary, and pissing and moaning about 6000 Iraqis who were dying every month because of U.S. led sanctions that the UN imposed, the chief nuclear scientist said that EVERY DIME of that money Iraq would have gained if sanctions were lifted, would have been poured into WMD research and development, and NOT ONE DIME would have gone to save the 6000 Iraqis who were dying because of inadequate medical care. (Sorry Mr. JLA, I can't remember where you posted it. Probably earlier in this very topic, or one of the other Whomod-rant Iraq topics. )

And again, France in its infinite wisdom and high-minded vigilance defending the safety and stability of the world, sold Iraq a nuclear reactor, that Iraq immediately began using to develop nuclear weapons. That Israel had the good sense to bomb to the ground in June 1981.
I'm sure France, in another manifestation of their alrtuistic wisdom, condemned that action as well.

So, once again, U.S. action was warranted, and those attacking U.S. policy have clear ulterior motives, as opposed to some moral high ground that liberal schmucks like to credit France and others with.