Posted on 09/16/2007 12:07:28 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
World should brace for possible war over Iran: France Sep 16 02:44 PM US/Eastern The world should brace for a possible war over the Iranian nuclear crisis but seeking a solution through talks should take priority, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Sunday.
"We have to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war," he said in an interview broadcast on French television and radio.
"We must negotiate right to the end," with Iran, he said, but underlined that if Tehran possessed an atomic weapon, it would represent "a real danger for the whole world."
"We are trying to put in place plans which are the privilege of chiefs of staff and that is not for tomorrow," he said, referring to military plans but stressed that although any attack on Iran was far from taking place, "It is normal for us to plan" for any eventuality.
Kouchner said France wanted the European Union to prepare sanctions against Iran, outside the ambit of the UN Security Council, to force Tehran to forsake its nuclear ambitions.
"We have decided that while negotiations are continuing ... to prepare eventual sanctions outside the ambit of UN sanctions. Our good friends, the Germans, suggested that," he said.
The foreign minister also said leading French companies such as Total and Gaz de France had been urged not to undertake new work or contracts in Iran.
Iran vehemently denies Western allegations it is seeking an atomic weapon, saying its nuclear drive is aimed at providing electricity for a growing population whose fossil fuels will one day run out.
The five permanent Security Council members -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- plus Germany are due to meet to discuss a new draft UN resolution on sanctions against Iran on September 21
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Question is who will nuke Iran first. France has nothing to lose by taking action.
Has France put their military forces on alert? That’s what I thought...
Then maybe they can attack them instead of us. Sorry war hawks, but I think Iraq and Afghanistan are too important to lose. Iran would tip the balance and would be too much for us to handle all at once. Now if there’s plans to sponsor a revolution in Iran, that’s a different story....
They will use their Legion, if anything.
2) Rome
3) London
4) Paris
We are talking about continuous Air Strikes. Then again, why do you think forces are still in Iraq - because of Iran.
I would suggest we launch an attack on the political and military leadership in Iran, then stand back and watch what the reformulation looks like. Repeat if necessary...
We should not enter Iran in force IMO, but any training camps and terrorist leaders we were aware of, should be taken out during the first series of strikes.
Agreed.
(That's "GET SOME" in French.)
Seems like the French continue to grow more of a backbone the last 6 months. Finally getting fed up with the “religion of peace” I guess.
1. You don't put your military on alert before doing a secret strike.
2. You generally aren't at the secret strike stage when your foreign minister is saying for the second time or so that the enemy country is dangerous. Ask yourself how manytimes our SecStates said "Libya/Iraq/Panama" are trouble before we actually began kicking their butts.
Well that’s different then. I don’t know how Iran would react, but at least it’s not the gungho “we can occupy the whole Middle East if we damn well have to” talk I’ve heard in some corners of the web.
Your list only takes effect if we let Iran get the nukes.
France waited quite a while after Germany invaded Poland. In fact they waited until France was overrun.
What France has to lose:
Business contracts
Upsetting its domestic terrorists
Making the US look good
We must also do likewise in Syria otherwise, the balance of power will just shift to Syria.
That alone is justification for hitting Iran.
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