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| France: U.S. withdrawal from Iraq would be catastrophe |
| 2003-10-31 |
| A U.S. pullout from Iraq would be "catastrophic," French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin said Thursday, urging countries to take a strong united stance to stabilize Iraq. De Villepin, whose impassioned speeches at the UN Security Council against U.S. plans to attack Iraq won him international praise, spoke at the close of two days of informal talks among foreign ministers from Europe and North Africa. When asked whether he could envision the United States pulling out of Iraq, de Villepin responded: "Obviously, a pullout from Iraq today would be catastrophic and would absolutely not correspond to the demands of the situation." Humm, have the French surrendered? He also said he and fellow foreign ministers favour a rapid transfer of power to the Iraqis. "We must . . . define an approach that will truly allow the Iraqis to take their destiny in hand." What do you mean "We", Dominique? You had your chance to be a "We", now you’ll have to settle for being one of "Them". |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #12 "...he and fellow foreign ministers favour a rapid transfer of power to the" locals, just like Bosnia, Kosovo, etc. |
| Posted by: John Anderson 2003-11-1 12:33:33 AM |
| #11 The probable reason for this change of heart is the realization that if the Iraq mission fails, all those unassimilated Muslims in France will likely be emboldened, and that has the potential to become an even BIGGER problem than what it is now. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-31 6:27:45 PM |
| #10 Just saw a post on MEMRI that says the Gauls are telling Syria that they're next, especially if the "the US doesn't succeed in IRAQ". No wonder they want to keep us there for a while, they don't want their new best buddy to go the way of the last one. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2003-10-31 5:08:42 PM |
| #9 Seems pretty obvious what this about-face is all about. The Gauls have decided that their best interests co-incide with the US staying in IRAQ. No doubt they read the mainstream US press and believe we have another Vietnam tar-baby on our hands. In their view, if our attention and resources are focused there, we won't notice that they have their hands up our skirts someplace else. They're right in one respect... we don't have the current military resources, especially boots on the ground and transport services to fully deal with Afghanistan and Iraq AND still be able to do what needs to be done in SyriaLebanon, Iran and The Happy Peoples Republic of Uncle Kimmie. I think Rummie needs to get off this "do more with less" kick and expand the military. To paraphrase Billie Jeff, "It's the War, Dummy". |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2003-10-31 4:33:54 PM |
| #8 Gosh, it'a almost like the French don't always say what they mean! |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2003-10-31 3:17:52 PM |
| #7 urging countries to take a strong united stance to stabilize Iraq LMAO! |
| Posted by: g wiz 2003-10-31 3:13:17 PM |
| #6 too bad he didn't add that failure of countries like France to cancel Iraqi debts would be catastrophic. |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-10-31 2:57:17 PM |
| #5 holy sybil batman....... |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2003-10-31 2:27:13 PM |
#4 A U.S. pullout from Iraq would be "catastrophic," French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin [who it is rumored is a man] said.... In other news, ice cubes pilled up in Hades...Developing..... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2003-10-31 2:21:59 PM |
| #3 Funny, he seems to have an entirely different speech writer for his UN material. Why doesn't he say stuff like that to French audiences. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-10-31 2:00:48 PM |
| #2 In other words,let the US spend its money and risk US troops,just put us UNistas in charge,so we can grab cheap oil and make sure Iraq pays us for Saddam's debts. |
| Posted by: Stephen 2003-10-31 1:50:32 PM |
| #1 I see the shipment of White Slag TM from Kimmee Land just arrived... |
| Posted by: Raj 2003-10-31 1:48:32 PM |