Do you think if Chirac asked for our help in 20 days, we would give it?I don't know. Good question. I guess it would depend a lot on what the help was. I mean if it was satellite photos or something like that... They certainly wouldn't ask for troops. They've got plenty of troops. They just don't have the will to use them. Maybe that's what they might ask for. Someone with the will to fight, to direct their troops.
The question is, if they ask if they can borrow Rumsfeld for a month, should we be prepared to lend him out?
We should say to Chirac: No, we don't want to get involved and have the Muslim nations mad at us. America will not participate in French aggression against Muslims.
That sound good? That's what the French said to us and it worked well. No Muslims are mad at them.
No. It's probably a trick. ;-)
Sure! The price for loaning out Rumsfeld for 30 days should be:
1) The voluntary surrender of all French nuclear weapons to the US.
2) The voluntary resignation of France from the UN Security Council in favor of Japan.
3) The complete dismantlement of any French foreign intelligence agencies (see: false information feeds to allies).