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2007-04-03 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Sarkozy rejects military action against Iran

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Posted by Fred 2007-04-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 And how is it his biz?

Posted by 3dc 2007-04-03 00:42|| 2007-04-03 00:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Sark is an OK guy - esp. by French standards - but of course this is silly. The situation is "complex"? He doesn't believe it, but that sincere belief by so many about all these situations is the main reason that so many contemporary situations featuring the greatest power mismatches in history are not resolved quickly or sometimes at all .....

Posted by Verlaine 2007-04-03 00:56|| 2007-04-03 00:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Right, none of his biz, unless he talked about French Military, folloving the long tradition of French military victories.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-04-03 03:15|| 2007-04-03 03:15|| Front Page Top

#4 folloving the long tradition of French military victories.

from the top of my head: Fleurus, Austerlitz, Wagram, Fontenoy, forcing Washington to surrender, Jemmappes, Montmirail, Auerstadt. Tradition of defeats begins only in 1870 but this causes are n no small part due to the "software" installed by Napoleon (eg recruitment of officers and civilian leaders).

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-04-03 04:53|| 2007-04-03 04:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Let's add the Marne, Verdun, Bir Hachim, Monte Cassino.

Oh, and La Motte Picquette sank half the Thai navy in an afternoon.

Now, if you want to talk about the government's tradition of cowardice and defeatism...

But to get back on point, this matter is none of Sarkozy's, or France's business, unless you mean their business with Iran.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2007-04-03 08:11|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-04-03 08:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Damn. This means we will have to bring own own accordions.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-04-03 10:20|| 2007-04-03 10:20|| Front Page Top

#7 JFM,
How much of this is due to Sarkozy trying to slip-slide his way into the Presidency?

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2007-04-03 17:50|| 2007-04-03 17:50|| Front Page Top

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