French ambassador: Relations with U.S. improving

Waterbury Republican-American ^ | March 23, 2005 | Tracey O'Shaughnessy

[Servant of the 9]

We must be getting soft.

So9

[steenkeenbadges]

French wineries closing every day. Warm up those "relations".

[Psycho_Bunny]

The French ambassador said U.S.-French relations are better during President Bush's second term

Only because there's less going on in the world for them to behave like complete sh!theads over.

[glorgau]

Levitte is one off those guys you look at and say to yourself, "his mouth is moving, but I can't hear anything coming out"

[mewzilla]

In yer dreams, Froggie...

[Wiz]

Anti-Americanism is a cultural habit of France. It only sounds like France is tilting toward US for the danger of isolation for the non of the EU constitution, resulting in criticism from other EU countries. Unless France bans Anti-Americanism by law in its country, and remove their spies from United States against American military firms, there will be no future with a good relationship.

[followerofchrist]

Pardon my rudeness, but the only reasons relations are warming is that both governments agree on Syria. It is a crying shame that international friendships these days are based on mutual hatred for this or that nation.

[Archon of the East]

To late sissies! Maybe on your end but we Americans, and I mean that in the most Conservative sense don't want ya!

[Cicero]

My opinion of France has not changed. I don't think they understand how many individual Americans they have permanently disgusted. We're not talking about the State Department here.

I'll never buy French wine or cheese again the rest of my life. France is not our ally, it is our enemy.

[cleo1939]

Where to begin with this tripe.

"During the first four years, President Bush discovered that if America
can win, alone, all the wars, America cannot, alone, build peace
throughout the world," Levitte said. "For that, the U.S.needs allies.
These allies, you will not find in China or Russia, you will find them
in Europe."

Well France will only get involved when all other sources of money
(Oil for Food ...etc...) has dryed up. Even then they have to kiss
a little Bush backside to even get any of that!

"Levitte, 59, spoke a day after the European Union decided to continue
its arms embargo against China".

France is there because their economy is going to hell in a hand basket
and know their only relief is a nod from Bush.

"French and American relations have thawed slightly since a United Nations
debate two years ago in which the traditional allies sparred vehemently
over the invasion of Iraq."

The only thaw is that they need cash and are willing to do anything to get
on the right side of the US and try to hold up their heads knowing all of
the time that they are taking handouts again as usual.


"Nevertheless, Levitte said three critical changes have helped move the two
nations closer. They include the success of the first democratic elections
in Iraq since Saddam Hussein took power; the death of Yasser Arafat and the
democratic election of a new Palestinian leader, President Mahmoud Abbas;
and the "tragic assassination" of Lebanon's former prime minister, Rafiq
Hariri, which "created a kind of orange revolution" in Lebanon. France and
the U.S. have both requested that Syria withdraw troops and security
services from Lebanon."

Sure, we win, they loose.

There is so much BS in this that I am simply tired of pointing out where this
guy is trying to cover their butt, but it is still hanging out there. This
would be a joke if it weren't so pathetic.

[JasonC]

Darn. We must work harder, men. The meese are gaining. Almost up to our socks...

[river rat]

The ambassador is a lying French POS....
What would you expect him to say.....

The French have become the ally of our enemy, making France our enemy....

Never really cared for them anyway! Never did trust them....

Semper Fi

[Finalapproach29er]

I stopped buying Culligan and Kleenex. To the best of my knowledge, they are french-owned. Bought wine from S.Africa and Austrialia.

[bfree]

Not with me they aren't. I am waiting for the economic destruction of the french and I think it is coming fairly soon. Can't wait to see them begging.

[benjaminjjones]

Relations with U.S. improving

What, they're not trying to bleep us up the wazoo anymore?

[ken21]

it would help if chirac wasn't a chamelier.

[Bernard]

Before I want to hear anything from Mr. Levitte, or any other French person, I'd like to know he did not personally benefit from the Oil for Food scandal that has never been resolved.

Oh, wait, since it has not been resolved, we can't tell which French person to trust, can we?

[You Dirty Rats]

I was in Europe last week on business where my Parisian colleague stated that the visit of SecState Rice was a "seduction operation" that was completely successful. She charmed them beyond belief. Attractive, cultured, bright, and black -- she just hit too many of their buttons.

Anyway, I am being nice to the French for now. I had a 9 1/2 flight from Paris to Miami on Air France last week and they upgraded me to Business Class (completely unexpected). Having 9 1/2 hours to stretch, drink Bordeaux, eat French cheese -- and, I admit, get charmed by the very nice 40-something French flight attendant -- I'm the cheese-eating surrender monkey of Free Republic. (It was very good cheese, though).