The duty of friends is not just to agree with everything, but to say, `We disagree on this point.’ That is what I believe to be the duty of friends in relations between individuals, just as it is in relations between nations, if one happens to disagree. And on this point” — Iraq — “we disagree, or I disagree.”
Read a short but informative NYTimes article on German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder’s position regarding the U.S. and Iraq. (By the way, can you imagine a U.S. political leader giving a high-profile interview while smoking a cigar? How’s that for a more laid-back culture?)
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