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Weapons of mass destruction in the arguments of the government

analysis 2003-12-09 | Fb Sharing

The Iraq conflict has been at the forefront of global politics for about a year.

The Iraq conflict has been at the forefront of global politics for about a year.

The question of war has pitted the U.S. leadership against the governments of France and Germany, and the outcome of the crisis could easily determine the relationship between the leading powers of the world for a long time to come. Even though Hungary has been but a marginal actor in the process, as a NATO member state its decisions nevertheless carry some weight. In its proclamations, the Hungarian government has consistently claimed to stand for the cause of “Euro-Atlantic unity.” However, no such unity over the Iraq conflict has ever existed, and the international public, western papers, commentators, and politicians listed Hungary among the countries supporting the American-British offensive.

The paper is available on our Hungarian site.

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