I swear...you can't make this stuff up:
From Radio Netherlands:
Although Paris and Berlin deny any suggestion of a ready-made plan, it's clear that both governments wish to avert war by turning Iraq into a sort of UN protectorate. Russian President Vladimir Putin, visiting both France and Germany this week, was keen to join the "axis of peace".
"Everyone following developments surrounding Iraq knows that Russia, France and Germany basically share the same position."
Oh yeah Baby, to grab the largest piece of Iraqi oilfields and control prices. Putin is going to sell out these two schmucks faster than you can say "bombs away".