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| Hollande: France will recognize rebel gummint | |
| 2012-08-28 | |
| French President Francois Hollande warned yesterday that the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime would be a legitimate reason for a foreign intervention. “We with our allies remain very watchful to prevent the use of chemical weapons by the regime, which would be for the international community a legitimate cause for direct intervention,” Hollande said in a speech to French diplomats. According to AFP, Hollande also said France was ready to recognize a provisional Syrian government once it was formed and urged rebels to establish one as soon as possible. Calling for an “intensification of efforts for the political transition to take place quickly,” Hollande urged the Syrian opposition to form a “provisional, inclusive and representative” government. Hollande said the opposition of Russia and China to action against the Syrian regime was weakening the UN.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 I'd never attempt to convince a Frenchman, but political allignments of convenience oftentimes have dire consequences: Dissatisfied with the lack of vigor with which the Vichy administration had responded to German directives, German forces finally occupied Vichy France in November 1942 (Corsica and the area to the east of the Rhone was occupied by Italian forces). |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-08-28 08:29 |