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2003-03-10 Europe

Plus Ã§a change: When Chirac led calls to attack

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Posted by ISHMAIL 2003-03-10 06:45 am|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ironic indeed, but the self-interest thread that ties all French foreign policy together is clear to see. Having turned a blind eye to years of atrocities, it was only his emotional reaction to a few French members of the Corps des Poseurs being tied to trees that persuaded Chirac to "do the right thing".

"You can kill French soldiers, you can wound them, but you cannot humiliate them!": Who does he think he is, Napoleon?!

"Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff until September 1993, was adamant that the United States should not become involved.": And frankly, why should they? Like NKor, this wasn't happening on the US's doorstep, but at the feet of other liberal democracies that could, and should, have dealt with the problem themselves.

Posted by Bulldog 2003-03-10 05:36:53|| 2003-03-10 05:36:53|| Front Page Top

#2 {sputter}{sputter}
They can't clean up the mess in their own back yard and it's our fault?!!!!!?

Time, indeed, for a Sixth Republic!

Posted by Chuck 2003-03-10 07:32:07|| [blog.simmins.org] 2003-03-10 07:32:07|| Front Page Top

#3 This is shameless revisionism. France was and still is a supporter of the Serbs in their struggle to subdue all of former Yugoslavia's peoples into one, Serbian-led whole. It were the French who tipped off both Milosevic and Karadzic on different occasions. It were the French who have resisted a powerful intervention till the last moment.

It's about time people woke up and recognize this French government for what it is : a bunch of foolish neo-Bonapartists who want to dominate Europe. It's time to form a new anti-Bonapartist coalition and to inflict another Waterloo on their plans.

Posted by Peter 2003-03-10 07:45:33|| 2003-03-10 07:45:33|| Front Page Top

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