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Thu 04 Apr 200333% of French want US to lose war - poll
A poll showing one-third of the French want the United States to lose the Iraq war has spread concern in Paris, prompting politicians to warn opponents of war not to protest more strongly against Washington than Baghdad.
With anti-war President Jacques Chirac silent, Prime Minister Mr Jean-Pierre Raffarin has taken the lead in urging the French not to forget the US is an ally of long standing while Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is a dictator.
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