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2006-08-05 Europe

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Posted by Fred 2006-08-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 France, would you sit still, dammit!

Posted by gorb 2006-08-05 00:22|| 2006-08-05 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 D Frogs just wanna sound fair but who'll buy that from those who has basically lost their bearings?

Posted by Duh! 2006-08-05 05:06|| 2006-08-05 05:06|| Front Page Top

#3 He is upset because the statement lacked nuance.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2006-08-05 07:27|| 2006-08-05 07:27|| Front Page Top

#4 It's much more nuanced in French.

Posted by Perfesser 2006-08-05 09:52|| 2006-08-05 09:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Douste-Blazy said that the crisis had presented an opportunity for ~~Iran~~ France to "show that it can play a positive and stabilizing role in the region,"

O.K. Everyone throw down your weapons and capitulate. It is nuanced.

Posted by JohnQC 2006-08-05 09:59|| 2006-08-05 09:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Musta been a Mel Gibson moment. Just a bit too much wine.

Posted by SOP35/Rat 2006-08-05 11:48|| 2006-08-05 11:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Notice he's objecting to the words, not the sentiment. This is along the lines of, "Shut up, you idiot! We don't want to reveal our real position just yet!"

Posted by trailing wife 2006-08-05 14:31|| 2006-08-05 14:31|| Front Page Top

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