[aposiopetic]

Thanks for posting this. I suppose I should not be surprised by the covert appeasement that went along with the overt but must admit that I am.

[livius]

I agree - nothing the Europeans do should surprise us anymore, but this one really shocks me.

Aside from the fact that they grovelled before their "master," Al Sadr, to get his instructions, their casual betrayal of us is pretty stunning, even for Socialists.