15 May 2003 MOSCOW–The “big troika” consisting of the leaders of Russia, Germany, and France–scathingly called the “three no’s”–hadn’t even left St. Petersburg before a startling proposal came from the United States. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz suggested that these three countries forgive the Iraqi people the debts incurred by Saddam Hussein’s regime. This is an opportunity to help a […]
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