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2007-05-14 Europe

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Posted by gromgoru 2007-05-14 07:33|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 But compared to Dominique de Vulpine (who is a man)?

There's bad, and there's worse. Considering that Sarko is presumably going to pick his cabinet from the establishment, not some farmer in the southeast, this may be the best we can expect.

I ask A5089 and JFM is there is a relatively high-up person who is at least neutral on Israel?

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2007-05-14 08:37|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-05-14 08:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Any politician coming from Europe is like this. I would be thrilled if he just had a "support the Paleos morally and ignore Israel" approach.
But, you go to bat against the governments they give you, not the government you want.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-05-14 09:15|| 2007-05-14 09:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Half measures never accomplish shit.
No more wine and cheese.

Posted by wxjames 2007-05-14 09:25|| 2007-05-14 09:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Note to Israel, we are shocked at your choice of Olmert for any position above street cleaner.

Posted by wxjames 2007-05-14 09:26|| 2007-05-14 09:26|| Front Page Top

#5 For now, it is just rumors. Sarkozy is not even President yet. Because Sarkozy wants to get a, sort of, National Union Governamnt, he is trying to open his governement to keft and left of center peole. he gets a couple significative peole from the left (BTW: there are some people in the "socislist" party who are realtively pro-market) then he will not need Vedrine. If vedrine is about the only defector he will have to cope with him.

I am not enchanted with eth perspective of Vedrine as FM because he is to my tastes far too much a member of the cyniavcl and amoral tradition of diplomats. But, traditionally, Foreign lations have been part of President's with Foreign Minister playing a far lesser role than Ministers in other departments. He is not supposed to define France's foreign policy but to be a mouth piece and care about adminstrative tasks like selecting emlbassadors. In 2000, Vedrine was Chirac's and Jospin's minister, now his job is to be Sarkozy's

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-05-14 09:58|| 2007-05-14 09:58|| Front Page Top

#6 IIUC, védrine is out, and Bernard Kouchner (one of the only personalities from the left who actually approved OIF, along with Romain Goupil, and, huh,...) is in. But, still rumors.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-05-14 10:02|| 2007-05-14 10:02|| Front Page Top

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