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2005-11-16 Europe

Rioting further weakens French president

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Posted by BrerRabbit 2005-11-16 08:45|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "When everybody is weaker, you all come out even," he said.

Is that not the essence of the Loser mentality?

"The whole Western world lacks leadership at the moment," said Guillaume Parmentier, director of the French Center on the United States. "I cannot see any leader who can seize the mantle of the EU and move it in this or that direction."

Yes, please send us us a benevoilent dictator, he prayed..

Posted by BrerRabbit 2005-11-16 09:19|| 2005-11-16 09:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Non! Non! My Capitain, like Napoleon, has shown brilliant French leadership worthy of the Ages. It is that racaile Sarkozy, whose family is from that sheety leetle country, who has been embarrassed. Would you like me to read for you my latest poem "Ode to a Brown Tongue"?

Posted by Dominique D eVille 2005-11-16 09:26|| 2005-11-16 09:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Further?
I thought the Fwench government had about as much authority as a bell hop.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-11-16 09:48|| 2005-11-16 09:48|| Front Page Top

#4 There's been a change in tone by the Bush administration, a perception of the importance of Europe to the U.S.," said Michael Calingaert, an expert on Europe with the Washington-based Brookings Institution.

"It's unfortunate that at the moment they woke up to those realities, Europe is increasingly weak and fractured," he said. "It makes that dialogue more difficult."

That may be the Europeeonya view, but here in America we see it that Europe is increasingly weak and fractured and fear that it will soon be more Islamist than Democratic. That may be a big problem for us..but not nearly as big as it will be for the Europeans.

Posted by 2b 2005-11-16 15:01|| 2005-11-16 15:01|| Front Page Top

#5 ..... as U.S. President George Bush's administration increasingly shows interest in a cohesive Europe to help with difficult diplomatic tasks in the Middle East and elsewhere.

Not.

Posted by DoDo 2005-11-16 15:02|| 2005-11-16 15:02|| Front Page Top

#6 "In this new context of weakened people sitting at the same table, maybe responsible leaders can get their heads together."

"In Weakness, Strength". The new motto of the EU.

Posted by tu3031 2005-11-16 16:30|| 2005-11-16 16:30|| Front Page Top

#7 France - soon to be World Leader in the scrap automotive steel market!

Posted by DMFD 2005-11-16 19:41|| 2005-11-16 19:41|| Front Page Top

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