Schroeder softens anti-war stand on Iraq at summit

Sunday, November 24, 2002

PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has softened his opposition to a war on Iraq after patching up relations with President Bush at the NATO summit, and he made it plain that Germany would serve as a staging area in any invasion to oust Saddam Hussein.

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