France Denounces U.S. and Its Allies; Minister Warns Of Consequences

WashPost ^ | 3/18/03 | Robert J. McCartney

[IowaHawk]

PARIS, March 17 -- French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin denounced the United States, Britain and Spain today for planning to wage war against Iraq, saying such a conflict ran counter to international opinion and risked "serious consequences" for the Middle East and the world.

[IowaHawk]

"serious consequences"... phthb.. snicker... snort... BWA HA HA HA HAHAH HAHAH HAHAH HAHAH HA HAH HA... HA HAAHA HA HAHA HA... HA HA HA HA... HA... huh, phewwwww....

BWA HA HA HA HAHAH HAHAH HAHAH HAHAH HA HAH HAHA HAAHA HA HAHA HAHA HA HA HA

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

It will be serious consequences for the frogs after OUR inspection report on Iraq's WMD programs.

[anniegetyourgun]

It is amusing....given that was the language of resolution 1441.....

[Petronski]

[tet68]

Yo, de ville pan, I got some "unintended consequences" for you RIGHT HERE.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

OFFICIAL BUMP(TOPIC)LIST

I thought the French were reconsidering and now want to help us!

[ApesForEvolution]

Who's 'France'?

[Revolting cat!]

Shut the F up Dominique, you Singing None!

(Sorry, obscure references will not be explained!)

[DarkwolfIND]

hmmm now i must go make some more freedom fries with some freedom toast
and as always theres no french in my poodle

[tutstar]

risked "serious consequences".....

yeah like us finding out how long the French have been in bed with Iraq.

Ollie North on Foxnews just said the rumor going around in the Middle East is that French diplomats and inteligence agents are assisting in the destruction of [I assume] Iraqi documents showing French complicity in helping Iraq further its WMD programs.http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/868061/posts

[redhead]

Bump!

[MEG33]

But was he 'saddened, saddened ?

[Miss Marple]

Serious consequences, like what? Like they might be even MORE obnoxious and arrogant in their behavior than they already have been?

I am noticing that President Bush is being blamed for this "failure of diplomacy" and NO ONE in the leftist media or on the democrat side even mentions the French. I am beginning to think the whole thing was coordinated by Bill Clinton, honest to God.

[Martin Tell]

"serious consequences"

"Nous allons hold notre breathe until nous turnons blue et nous allons avoir une hissy fit!"

[Miss Marple]

Ha! Those of us over a certain age got your reference. Let the youngsters wonder.

[Madame Dufarge]

Well, there you go.

If only we had listened to wiser voices.

Parmentier said the White House had been too quick to reject a compromise offered by Chile, and had alienated many countries by its opposition to the Kyoto treaty and the International Criminal Court.

[aristeides]

I think this comment was reported in this morning's Washington Post and was made yesterday.

[Hugin]

"serious consequences"

What will they do? Treat us rudely? Spit in our soup?

[OpusatFR]

War is serious business. The consequences of not acting are equally serious.

Are we willing to continue the status quo in the ME with continued ferment, entrenched dictators, weapons development and trading between unstable countries, i.e., North Korea, Iran and Iraq, Syria and Egypt? Are we willing to continue the Israel/Palestine stalemate. Nope. This breaks the logjam. Iraq is the key log and must be loosed.

No one wants conflict. I prefer peace myself. The consequences of not acting now will be magnified a hundred fold in a few years. It isn't going to be easy. At times it will be disheartening, but this is the only way to bring this area into the present. Why is an entire region living in deplorable 17th century conditions preferred to a region that after conflict is brought into the present? We cannot allow fear of the unknown to dissuade us. Humans prefer the familiar at all costs to protect against fear. Sometimes, we just have to be brave enough to take steps against that fear.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[Blank] the French.