STOP! GOES THE WEASEL AS EUROS BACK BUSH

New York Post ^ | 2/18/03 | DEBORAH ORIN

[kattracks]

February 18, 2003 -- The European Union yesterday issued a "last chance" warning to Saddam Hussein - and French President Jacques Chirac promptly threw a temper tantrum, threatening to blackball nations that back President Bush.

The EU - which has been divided over Iraq - came together on a compromise statement calling on Iraq to disarm peacefully or else. It set no timetable and didn't say "time is running out," as urged by Britain, although it did praise the U.S. role.

[ffusco]

Chirac on Powell's UN presentation :

C'est non une WMD

[Mr. Mojo]

Jacques Chirac promptly threw a temper tantrum, threatening to blackball nations that back President Bush.

LOL! Talk about an empty threat! France is completely irrelevant, and they're totally oblivious to that fact.

[Mr. Mojo]

Many analysts say France's opposition to Bush reflects a broader goal of turning the EU into a counterweight to America, rather than a partner.

Translation: An enemy.

But that plan has no chance of succeeding. Only Belgium and Germany have signed on to France's delusion.

[willgetsome]

Chirac/Schroder: another pair of nitwits who underestimated Bush.

[exit82]

Ah! The sound of Chirac shrieking in the morning!

[MadIvan]

Chirac/Schroder: another pair of nitwits who underestimated Bush.

And Blair. And Aznar. Britain, Spain and Italy will be in a much more powerful position once Iraq is defeated.

Regards, Ivan

[ApesForEvolution]

The waffle boys, the gerdung and the toilet truffles...what a trio. Obviously enemies of America. Islamocommunist trash receptacles.

[rolling_stone]

Methinks ChIraq doth protest too much.....

[MadIvan]

The real spirit of France:

Regards, Ivan

[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

Another load of euro-snot from our gallant 'ally', France.

[struwwelpeter]

Don't forget Pis Manekin of Belgium in the "Axis of Weasle" ;-)

[RWG]

Chirac all but threatened to blackball Bulgaria - a U.N. Security Council member - and Romania from joining the EU...ok then, number 51 and 52.

[frosty snowman]

Agreed. France is bound to fail. Even the leftie Brit papers are trashing France and mocking the protesters. France has Germany and Belgium in their corner. Big whoop, neither has a vote on the UN security counsil. Let the Germans and Belgium keep their troops at home. The allies we have now are more than enough to do the job. France's delusions that they are an important world power will be shattered in the days to come.

[Bonaparte]

"Chirac all but threatened to blackball Bulgaria... and Romania from joining the EU."

I wonder how many European nations would be interested in forming a close economic alliance with America? One that left their national sovereignty intact and respected, along with their laws and customs.

[FreeCanuckistan]

France was all smiles n' chuckles after last Fridays defiant speech that drew all the applause and whistles.

Clearly....the applause and adulation was for the fine drama, nothing more. Now let em' eat cake all over again.

[FreeCanuckistan]

It's kinda nice to see the EU going cannibal. Why they think a grand scale Bosnia will work for them.......defies logic.

[12B]

As usual Chirac's little tirade and (not even veiled) threats are not being reported in the German papers. I can imagine how the French papers are covering it.

[driftless]

France and Germany are under no illusions as to the danger posed by Hussein. Their motives are strictly self-serving and anti-U.S. France's motives are especially reflexively anti-American. They are simply trying to stall for time to save their own reputations after years or decades of financial and arms dealings with Saddam which will be exposed after he is deposed.

[fightinJAG]

MISUNDERESTIMATION ALERT!!