A very interesting read. What did the French have in mind when they offered to send in troops to Iraq alongside the US led coalition with the condition that they have a specific sphere of influence. The State Department had no problem with this arrangement, but the Defense Department was apparently worried, and their view won out.
Were the French trying to make sure that no damaging documents or materials see the light of the US media?
It's possible, but we haven't exactly seen a cornucopia of damning documents thus far, unless you look at what the UNSCAM investigations have turned up.
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