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2003-04-02 Europe

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Posted by kgb 2003-04-02 01:50 am|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It's worse. Over half of all leftists are supporting victory for the Iraqi dictatorship. And around 90% of academics oppose the war.

http://www.lemonde.fr/recherche/1,9687,,00.html

Posted by Anonon 2003-04-02 02:40:25|| 2003-04-02 02:40:25|| Front Page Top

#2 You gotta remember that 50% of the population lives in public housing. France better resembles a communist block country, than a western capitalist country. France is not the same country it was 50 years ago; after WWII. A very large portion of the population is Arab or has Arab roots. These people don't care about who liberated France in the past. France has been definately going down the wrong road. The road to ruin.

Posted by George 2003-04-02 03:47:54|| 2003-04-02 03:47:54|| Front Page Top

#3 I bet the gendarmerie are working real hard on it, too. How sad. Chiraq and de Villepin must be proud.

Posted by Former Russian Major 2003-04-02 06:21:09|| 2003-04-02 06:21:09|| Front Page Top

#4 We've taken enough crap from these back-stabbing punks. If France wants to play in the big leagues and lead a hostile alliance against the US they should pay the price. It's time to invoke the Monroe Doctrine and kick them out of the Western Hemisphere (various Caribbean islands, French Guiana, St. Pierre-et-Miquelon, etc.). We should liberate their territories in the South Pacific too (Tahiti, New Caledonia, Marquesas, etc.). Ch'Iraq and De Villepin will just have to shiver at Club Med Kerguelen Island instead.

Posted by Ned 2003-04-02 06:38:31|| 2003-04-02 06:38:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Here's a more optimistic interpretation of this poll which I found via InstaPundit.

"Please! I read the same poll at the source , and 1) the question is missing. 2) the answer is that 25% -- a quarter, not a third -- say that they feel "more on the side of Iraq." MORE on the side of Iraq. This, coming from a country where 4 out of 5 inhabitants disapprove of the U.S. and British intervention in Iraq. Which to me means that just 25% of the French feel more on the side of those being attacked in a war that 80% of the French feel is unjustified. Yes, I know, the famous French empathy for the underdogs and victims, etc. So, think what you want, but to me this poll in no way means that a third the French are actually rooting for the victory of this monster Saddam. Come on!!"

Posted by kgb 2003-04-02 08:01:24|| 2003-04-02 08:01:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Given what I witness at my workplace, among my relatives or my friends,... I agree more with Anonon than with Kgb's quotes, sadly. Btw, I think that 50%+ "I love Saddam" among far-rightists should be about right, too. Honestly, only jews (especially after pro-peace militants were assaulted by muslims during a demonstration), some center-right christians and libertarians are not longing for the eviiil US imperialists to get a bloody nose..

Posted by Anonymous 2003-04-02 09:28:13|| 2003-04-02 09:28:13|| Front Page Top

#7 ""Remembering what sacrifice these men made for the liberation of France, I cannot believe any mature, sane person would be so stupid as that.""

Two problems:
One,the people that did that were not "mature, sane persons". They were probably Arab teenagers.
Second, DeGaule brainwashed the French into believing they liberated themselves, without our help. What a pile of aardvark dung HE was!

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-04-02 12:32:21|| 2003-04-02 12:32:21|| Front Page Top

#8 Anybody got word on how the "investigation" is going?

Posted by tu3031 2003-04-02 14:07:31|| 2003-04-02 14:07:31|| Front Page Top

#9 Hmmmm, the french back losers...Where have I read that before? The last winner they backed was the U.S.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2003-04-02 18:23:51|| 2003-04-02 18:23:51|| Front Page Top

#10 , in a reference to the long-dead casualties beneath the manicured turf, âThey are soiling our landâ.

I WISH THE GERMANS WERE AS BRUTAL AS THESE SAND FLEAS ARE,AND KILLED EVERY LAST FRENCHIE THEY FOUND.COWARDS

Posted by Brew 2003-04-02 22:50:32|| 2003-04-02 22:50:32|| Front Page Top

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