Many times my anti-war buddies have brought up "pissing off our allies" as a real issue in their opposition. I think we can say, if nothing else for the sake of argument, that this "ally" group was lead by (if not mostly composed of) France, Germany, and Russia. So, let's take a nice, long look at just what France is all about, shall we?

The business of uncovering corruption is not for the faint-hearted. In France, Eva Joly, the country's best known magistrate, lived under 24-hour police protection for six years: six years spent in the knowledge that someone out there was being paid to track her and, given the opportunity, kill her. Joly didn't investigate Colombian drug barons or mafia networks - her work took place in a country which is one of the world's most civilised. She was investigating corruption among French politicians, lawyers and company directors.

With friends like these...

Via Emperor Misha.