France angered by US aid chiefs comments

AFP ^ | 12/31/04 | AFP

[Rebelbase]

Groundskeeper Willie's comments.

[PlanoMike]

Natsios said it because france SUCKS !!!

[BigSkyFreeper]

"I would be interested in learning your reasons for misguidedly impugning France this way," Levitte added in the letter dated Thursday, which requested a meeting between the two.

Hey, it's not our fault France decided to issue a stingy LOAN. I hope Natsios declines the offer, but if he does intend to meet, I hope Natsios really tells this Ambassador what he really meant to say.

[Prime Choice]

When will the French come to appreciate that truly free nations don't give a good gosh damn about what they have to say?

[dennisw]

Where is the Frog's one screw aircraft carrier to help out? Ours is already offshore and at work. Sending out helicopters to do grunt work.

[ArmedNReady]

The French are always happy to donate whine.

[Rocky]

The French are offended? Well, that's a new one. (Not!)

Three sure things in life: death, taxes, and "the French are offended."

[Snapple]

http://www.freep.com/news/nw/quake1e_20050101.htm

The U.S. pledge of $350 million comes after critics had called its initial offering miserly considering the United States' vast wealth. In New York, Secretary of State Colin Powell also said more U.S. aid could be forthcoming.


France has promised $57 million, Britain $95 million, Sweden $75.5 million and Spain $68 million. Individual donations reached tens of millions of dollars. Other nations pledging aid included Iran, $627,000, and Nepal, $100,000.


The Asian Development Bank will make as much as $325 million of existing and new loans available immediately to Indonesia, the Maldives and Sri Lanka to finance reconstruction, the bank said today.


Individuals worldwide sent millions of dollars. The American Red Cross said it had raised $43.7 million as of Thursday. General Motors Corp. and its workers are donating $3 million in cash and vehicles, GM said Thursday.

[Ginifer]

It just wouldn't be France without their constant complaining and whining about everyone but themselves.

[al_again]

Don't mistake this as defending the French in anyway.

Andrew Natsios is a complete jackass for making this comment. The worst humanitarian disaster of our times and he makes it an opportunity to have a pissing contest with the French. What's the point? Will anything good result from his remarks?

[evad]

hmmm...
dear Frenchie...what part of what was said is untrue?

[VOA]

France angered by US aid chiefs comments

I don't even need to read the article.
The US aid chiefs must be on the right course.

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Andrew Natsios is a complete jackass for making this comment. The worst humanitarian disaster of our times and he makes it an opportunity to have a pissing contest with the French. What's the point? Will anything good result from his remarks?

Pi** on the french.

[longtermmemmory]

The USA pissed off the socialists because we did not just donate money we also donated teh infrastruction to controll the money. The french must have been counting on donating the money to the UN who would in turn have bribed french officials to buy french products which would have kick bribes back to the UN.

Pissing off the french is always worthwhile.

[7.62 x 51mm]

Froggies suck! Enough said.

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Pissing off the french is always worthwhile.

Always.

[John Jorsett]

French seeth, threaten further seething. Ooo, we're scared.

[q_an_a]

The folowing is a reprot on the value of French Aid to world problems when they sent the de Gaulle to the middle east to help - ha.

The $3.5bn Charles de Gaulle - Europe's only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier - has been plagued by technical problems.

It had to abandon its first sea trials in 1999 after only 48 hours because of a fault in an engine.

The ship was due to join the French fleet at Christmas but was beset by propeller problems that have dogged it for much of this year. It was only refloated on 8 November.

[purpleland]

"The French are always happy to donate whine."

The French ruling elite is Vintage Vichy.