France, Germany present alternative to war

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It's official. The BBC has reported that Iraq has rejected the Franco-German counter proposal.

Iraq itself has given an initial negative reaction to the appeal for strengthened inspections of its weapons programmes as an alternative to military action.

Because the French and Germans have sewed the seeds of desention there was no united front against Iraq. Now Saddam thinks he can continue playing the same old game and nothing will happen to him.

In other news the government of Belgium is still refusing to live up to its treaty requirements. Germany however has indicated they are coming around and France looks to be weakening its stance.