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| Jacques sez Iraq no threat |
| 2003-03-18 |
| French President Jacques Chirac says there is no justification for a unilateral decision to attack Iraq and that Baghdad presents no immediate threat justifying such a move. Chirac, the strongest anti-war voice in the West, said on Tuesday that the U.S. ultimatum to Iraq would compromise future efforts to deal with crises linked to arms of mass destruction — an apparent reference to North Korea's nuclear programme. The president singled out the United States for giving Baghdad the war ultimatum that France had pledged to veto if it was brought to the United Nations Security Council for a vote. "Whether it concerns the necessary disarmament of Iraq or the desirable change of the regime in this country, there is no justification for a unilateral decision to resort to force," Chirac said in a statement. "Iraq today does not represent an immediate threat that justifies an immediate war. This is a serious decision, while Iraq's disarmament is underway and the inspections have shown that they were a credible alternative for disarming this country." Jacques, we happened to disagree with that position, at first respectfully. Now get out of the way. Go play in Central Africa or something... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #10 Pull up your highchair next to Kimchee, Jackie, and start banging for attention. You're next. And they think they're going to be in on the rebuilding. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-03-19 02:14:59 |
| #9 Domingo, Timespeak: any action that does not have the support of the New York Times and France is by definition unilateral. |
| Posted by: john 2003-03-18 19:51:27 |
| #8 When Jacques says, "Iraq today does not represent an immediate threat," he means to French people. The Islamo-Nazis'll blow up Washington not Paris. Iraq's nothing the French need to worry about. |
| Posted by: Christopher Johnson 2003-03-18 16:06:26 |
| #7 Oprah may need to move her show to a French venue soon, for a more receptive audience, non? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-03-18 14:44:29 |
| #6 the U.S. ultimatum to Iraq would compromise future efforts to deal with crises linked to arms of mass destruction Once we take care of Iraq, there won't be many crises because people will know we mean business when we tell them to disarm. |
| Posted by: cubreporter 2003-03-18 13:19:22 |
| #5 Jacques: When you are in a hole, the first thing to do is to stop digging. |
| Posted by: Matt 2003-03-18 13:06:47 |
| #4 Chirac said "...the inspections have shown that they were a credible alternative for disarming this country." French ambassador Jean-David Levitte said: "If Saddam Hussein were to use chemical and biological weapons, this would change the situation completely..." Is pot legal in France ? Cause these guys are HIGH. |
| Posted by: SchlepRock 2003-03-18 13:02:17 |
| #3 How about this, Jacques: we are making a multinational unilateral decision to attack Saddam and Co. And that's a fact, Jack. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-03-18 12:55:10 |
| #2 That a**hole never misses his OWN "good occasion to keep silent." His new name is Jacques Itch. Or perhaps Jacques Rot. |
| Posted by: SchlepRock 2003-03-18 12:46:32 |
| #1 no justification for a unilateral decision to attack Iraq What is this bull about unilateralism ? US, UK, Spain, Denmark, Kuwait etc, etc This is not a unilateral decision. Quit your damn whinning ! |
| Posted by: Domingo 2003-03-18 12:24:12 |