You already said it, it's all about money. Mayby Schroeder doesn't have any other options. When there were elections in Germany, i think that was last year, one of the points in his agenda was: not to go to war in Iraq. If that wouldn't have been in his agenda, he wouldn't have been reelected. In Germany you gotta look very hard to find someone who is pro invading Iraq. Germans still have a hard time dealing with matters such as militairy actions. It could be a feeling of guilt, i dunno.
So Schroeder kinda moved himself into this position. Maybe he wants to help with this, but he used "no" to get elected.
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