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French Minister Blasts Certain U.S. Ideas
From LGFFranceâs Defense Minister criticized " so they like to think Minister Michele Alliot-Marie singled out on Friday what she called American aspirations for economic supremacy as well as assertions of cultural and political supremacy. Not an aspiration, its a fact The French official did not identify whom she held responsible for asserting such views. "It is essential we recognize othersâ positions" as part of a trans-Atlantic discourse, she said. In a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a private research group, Alliot-Marie emphasized that Europeans had "a different sensibility" from the United States toward the Arab-Muslim world. Why fight when you can appease and make money off of despots? Outlining the views of France, she said while terrorism is a great threat, its causes must be addressed, which she identified as "the sense of frustration in the face of injustice and poverty."
Ahhh...there is is. Its the Jews fault for turning a 50 mile strech of sand into a world power in 60 years and while the Arabs have had hundreds of years and havenât succeeded. Damn Jews! "We should be listening more to the Arab-Muslim world," she said. "The sense of injustice and humiliation is really very widespread." Duh. Overall, Alliot-Marieâs message was one of working together with the United States on international security. You havenât yet, why start now? Oh, I know - there must be money to be made some how. "It is something of a paradox that France should sometimes be stigmatized in Washington as a strategic adversary of the United States," the minister said. "To listen to some quarters, France is supposed to be trying to develop a counterweight to the United States, especially through European integration. Nothing strikes me as being further from reality." Talk to your boss, he is all for it. France and the Bush administration have been at odds over the U.S.-led war in Iraq, which France tried to block at the United Nations with calls for more weapons searches in preference to going to war. But France has cooperated with the United States in promoting economic recovery in Afghanistan. "Faced with the difficulties the U.S. is encountering in certain parts of the world, it needs the support of its European allies," she said. Iâm tired of all of these people stating the US is having "difficulties" -it smacks of bullshit, because they so clearly missed the boat. We have ended up carrying Franceâs water - again! Later Friday, Alliot-Marie met with Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the United Nations in New York. Afterward, she told reporters it was clear from her meetings in Washington with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice that the United States wanted to look to the future. "It was very clearly expressed that there is a commitment now to turn the page ... and to turn to the future to see how we can carry out cooperation between France and the United States," Alliot-Marie said. But still no contracts for you! She said it is important for the international community to ensure a successful transition in Iraq to an Iraqi government from the current U.S. administration. "France stated that it was ready to participate in the Donât kid yourself, they arenât wanted anyway. Posted by: JerseyMike 2004-01-17 |
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