"As far as military intervention against Iraq goes, I believe we should be restrained. That means that Germany will not participate," Schroeder told ARD televis

"As far as military intervention against Iraq goes, I believe we should be restrained. That means that Germany will not participate," Schroeder told ARD television [on August 9, 2002][1]. The larger protests weren't until 2003.[2][3] 1. https://us.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/08/09/iraq.britain/index.html https://us.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/08/09/iraq.britain/inde... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_February_2003_anti-war_protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_February_2003_anti-war_prot... 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_Iraq_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_Iraq_War