Original sentence: Currently, Germany also has troops stationed in Afghanistan.Germany and France were protagonists in the coalition of nations opposing the 2003 military intervention in Iraq, which was led by the United States and a "Coalition of the Willing" (including Poland, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, as well as several smaller countries).Together with France, Germany plays a leading role in the European Union
Edited sentence: Germany and France were protagonists in the coalition of nations opposing the 2003 military intervention in Iraq, a war that was purportedly initiated by the United States and a "Coalition of the Willing" (including Poland, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, Mongolia, and Vanuatu) to secure weapons of mass destruction which were never found.Together with France, the united Germany is playing a leading role in the European Union