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2004-07-11 Africa: Horn

The N.Y. Times on unilateral U.S. action: Sudan yes, Iraq no

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-07-11 3:12:47 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yes well the French vetoed any action in Suadan while they extract oil. Did the NYT comment on this?
By the way Silent Running has a good post on French unilateral behaviour

Down here "French kiss" means something different.
It is worth a read for anyone too young to remember how the French ran rough shod over New Zealand's national integrity in their quest to explode as many nuclear charges in the Pacific.
Maybe it will open some eyes?
It would be nice if the Hypocritcoq came home to roost.

Can anyone get Kerry's "position" on this? When it comes to oil the French get very slippery!

Posted by Cynic 2004-07-11 8:22:47 AM|| 2004-07-11 8:22:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I think if we armed and trained the Fuhr to fight the Arabs and gave them minimal air cover, the Arabs would be beaten badly and quickly.

Of course, the problem with this is the Arab countries would scream and the rest of the Islamic world would also be against it. The black African world would be publically neutral even if privately positive and the Euros would be tut tut.

The NY Times would condemn it of course.

Posted by mhw 2004-07-11 11:16:11 AM|| 2004-07-11 11:16:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I would like the NYT to comment on the differences between Iraq and Sudan that justify a studious discretion in the case of the former but immediate intervention in the latter. I want to see just how intellectually dishonest they can be.

Posted by Billy Hank 2004-07-11 1:27:02 PM|| 2004-07-11 1:27:02 PM|| Front Page Top

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