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French President hails end of Saddam regime
...And are les Francaise waking up to smell l'espresso?The French President has welcomed the fall of Saddam Hussein. Despite opposing military action Jacques Chirac acknowledged the role of American and British troops in deposing the dictator. Didn't we say this victory would send a message clear as a bell to enemies of civilisation the world over? It's even being heard in Europe. Before the war he blocked a new UN resolution which would have given full political backing for launching an attack. Anglo-French relations have been deeply damaged but his apparent desire to look ahead to Can anyone read to this without feeling the urge to vomit? But there are rumblings in France about the French President's stand following the broadcast of archive pictures of the then French Prime Minister Chirac with the then Vice-President Saddam Hussein in a French nuclear power station. "Rumblings"? Trop petite, trop tarde. The image is an reminder of his success in sealing a deal to sell Saddam two nuclear reactors. The French public is also being reminded that, for all his criticism of military action to rid Saddam Hussein of weapons of mass destruction, it was Prime Minister Chirac who agreed to ship weapons-grade uranium to Iraq - a decision vetoed by the then French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing. Forget foresight - the French have the clearest hindsight toute le monde! OK, my French needs polish. Posted by: Bulldog 2003-04-10 |
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