Do Europeans Really Reject 'Bin Laden' Truce Offer?

While headlines in the press like "Europeans Reject 'Bin Laden' Truce Offer" look good and hopefully send bin Laden the right message; a better message would be for the Europeans to announce they are sending troops to Iraq. Instead, we get words like these. From Fox News

Germany: Government officials said they will not negotiate with "criminals" like bin Laden.

"We will not be coerced, seduced or threatened by anyone," said a spokeswoman for the coalition in Afghanistan, which includes the United States, Spain, Italy and Germany. "We are here to do a job. We are committed to Afghanistan."

Why not help the Iraqis then? You might have disagreed about the war but that's a done deal; so move on and help these people. Plus, it would send a powerful message to bin Laden.

France: President Jacques Chirac rejected negotiating with terrorists and also ruled out military involvement in Iraq, Reuters reported.

Same thing France; why not help the Iraqi people?

America stood against the Nazis to liberate your countries and now we are trying to liberate the Iraqi people. Do you value the freedom we gave you so little that you would not wish to help the Iraqis enjoy that same freedom? History and the world will not forget how cowardly and shameful you have acted.