We have to wonder why the Europeans are resisting calls for sanctions on Iraq. Could it be that they’d love to buy oil in Euros? Or erode American hegemony?
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Europe Resists U.S. on Curbing Ties With Iran
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Published: January 30, 2007
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 — European governments are resisting Bush administration demands that they curtail support for exports to Iran and that they block transactions and freeze assets of some Iranian companies, officials on both sides say. The resistance threatens to open a new rift between Europe and the United States over Iran.