[WOSG]

It wont be an isolation of Germany, it will be an isolation of Schroeder and his short-sighted positions.
Michael may be quite happy with this.

Thankfully there has been tactical incompetence as well as strategic blundering, which will help expose the German and French views as hollow and mis-informed.

A New Iraqi Regime by March end, for sure.

As for the future, look for Blair to survive longer than Schroeder (I would hope), as a sign of who was politically more 'astute' in the long run.

[americanbychoice]

read d'estaign's draft of the EU constitution. Very frightening. History repeating itself. If "F" and "G" try to enforce it, you may only have 4-5 countries left in the European Union.