I don't see this really taking hold where it needs to work, which is in Europe particularly Germany and France.

It's a little surprising given the widespread and loud furor in over the Iraq war, culminating in many very large marches.

I think it's understandable though. Partly because the Europeans are exhausted from their mighty labors in putting on those marches and serially exposing the tiniest shortcomings of anything said by a US official about Iraq. Has to be exhausting making the cowboy Bush toe the line. Defend the US, Ja. Help avert genocide, Oui. But only when and how we say so and subject to our strictist scrutiny and constant badgering.

Partly because - well, these are Germans and French people doing this. Wonderful humanists, not imperialistic Yankee cowboys. Their motives must be of the purist, and if their business partners are complicit in offing half a million people give or take - well that is when to call for the basin. Or close one's eyes.