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2004-11-05 Europe

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-11-05 4:12:57 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hmph. Didn't dare be upstaged by a REAL leader with balls bigger than his, eh?

Posted by Ptah 2004-11-05 4:59:37 AM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-11-05 4:59:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Mr. Kerry blew off an opportunity to meet with Mr. Allawi and look where it got him.

Posted by Mark Z. 2004-11-05 6:19:18 AM|| 2004-11-05 6:19:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 The truth is Kerry had more domestic support then Chirac has. The BBC is spinning it a Chirac is "to busy."

When France is totally locked out of Iraq for the next 50 years to any trade by Iraqi law I will laugh. What is the saying? These people hold long grudges and have nasty ways of settling them? France the pay back is on it's way.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-11-05 6:38:24 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-11-05 6:38:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Would you want to face Allawi if you were the chief sponsor and apologist for Saddam Hussein, who is responsible for killing as much as 5% of the Iraqi population and sending into exile another 16% (4 million)? No. I don't imagine Chirac is all that eager to face Allawi or any other non-Baathist Iraqi.

Posted by ed 2004-11-05 7:30:01 AM|| 2004-11-05 7:30:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 We can but stand gape-mouthed in awe and wonder at the quality of subtle French diplomacy and nuance, the immensity of understanding and expression demonstrated by Monsieur le President Chirac on this, as on so many other, occasion. It is at such moments that I am thankful to be but a simple American, capable of only the smallest corner of such things.

Posted by trailing wife 2004-11-05 8:22:05 AM|| 2004-11-05 8:22:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Saves Allawi from having to hug the stinking frog.

Posted by Tom 2004-11-05 8:28:01 AM|| 2004-11-05 8:28:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 delicious, TW

Posted by Frank G 2004-11-05 8:28:14 AM|| 2004-11-05 8:28:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Chirac is probably afraid that Allawi would ask him to refund his Oil for Food bribes.

Posted by RWV 2004-11-05 1:53:50 PM|| 2004-11-05 1:53:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Sock Puppet...that will only be if we ("W") don't go soft and 'cushy' on the french with reachout arms of reconciliation. He has been known to reach alittle too far out, on the warm side!

Posted by smn 2004-11-05 2:46:19 PM|| 2004-11-05 2:46:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Here is a Chirac quote, during an interview he gave to CNN, shortly before the liberation of Iraq:

"I am sure Saddam Hussein loves the Iraqi people."

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2004-11-05 4:13:00 PM|| [http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/] 2004-11-05 4:13:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Also, remember that Chirac went out of his way to invite Mugabe to Paris -- despite an EU-wide ban on that particular tyrant's visits.

That "president" is a lover of tyrants.

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2004-11-05 4:14:59 PM|| [http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/] 2004-11-05 4:14:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#12

Sometimes small frogs get stepped on.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-11-05 8:22:12 PM|| 2004-11-05 8:22:12 PM|| Front Page Top

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