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U.S. - French Alliance at the U.N. Reportedly Crumbling
FOXNews ^
| 9 August 2006
Posted on 08/08/2006 7:16:56 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
UNITED NATIONS — The French-American alliance at the United Nations over a Mideast cease-fire agreement is crumbling, sources tell FOX News.
The French U.N. delegation has joined with Arab nations and is now calling for a complete and immediate Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as a condition of any cease-fire, the sources said.
In addition, the French have reportedly agreed with Arab demands that the Lebanese force be accompanied only by UNIFIL, with no international force to be deployed.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alliance; bloodyfrogs; euroweenie; france; israel; itsover; lebanon; middleeast; us
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To: Aussie Dasher
The French-American alliance at the United Nations over a Mideast cease-fire agreement is crumbling,
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posted on
08/08/2006 7:26:59 PM PDT
by
processing please hold
(If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
To: Aussie Dasher
Shouldn't the title have Franco-American alliance? Some of the French see this as a way for France and Europe to be considered an alternative to the United States. A BBC link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5257602.stm . (P.S. William Horsley seems to be consistently antiAmerican).
To: kromike
"True, but then we wouldn't have Ultra-super-cool Defender Dude of the U.S. - John Bolton!"
Secretary of State.
To: Aussie Dasher
Apparently we missed the "Israel must die" in the small print on the back of the agreement when this 'deal' was first reached.
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posted on
08/08/2006 7:28:21 PM PDT
by
KoRn
To: Howie66
Those nutless wonders would surrender to the Pillsbury Dough-Boy.
He's even demonstrating the proper surrender form for them.....
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posted on
08/08/2006 7:29:15 PM PDT
by
edpc
(Violence is ALWAYS a solution. Maybe not the right one....but a solution nonetheless)
To: Jameison
Hey now. They did hold out for a whole six weeks in 1940.
To: KoRn
I guess the French just assumed we must have known that had to be part of any deal.
To: Aussie Dasher
I'll take a stab at this, some Middle-East country (Iran) offered France some sort of oil deal in return for their dropping the support for the resolution.
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posted on
08/08/2006 7:31:32 PM PDT
by
tobyhill
(The War on Terrorism is not for the weak.)
To: Aussie Dasher
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posted on
08/08/2006 7:31:51 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(August 22)
To: edpc
And he could double as a white flag!
To: Aussie Dasher
Bush knew his UN proposal was going to go nowhere. He also knew exaclty what the frogs would do when the shit hit the fan. The man plays some pretty mean poker. And Israel continues to stack up hezzie cordwood.
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posted on
08/08/2006 7:32:04 PM PDT
by
pissant
To: tobyhill
Now what would give you such a notion? /s
To: pissant
He's speaking softly (and slowly) while Israel is using the stick.
To: Aussie Dasher
According to some older relatives who were involved in chasing the Germans out of France during WWII, the US-France alliance began to crumble the minute we saved their sorry a$$es back in 1945. Or was it 1944?
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posted on
08/08/2006 7:34:36 PM PDT
by
ladyjane
To: mainepatsfan
"They did hold out for a whole six weeks in 1940."
True.
Its that darn internet.
Its made everything so quick these days. :)
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posted on
08/08/2006 7:35:47 PM PDT
by
Jameison
To: mainepatsfan
It's just a hunch but then again, I really never cared so much for France to have their name on any resolution. This really just saves everyone the hassle of having to argue over a "cease-fire".
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posted on
08/08/2006 7:36:28 PM PDT
by
tobyhill
(The War on Terrorism is not for the weak.)
To: abercrombie_guy_38
Can't believe Bush fell for the French... AGAIN?
Didn't the french just recently set another trap with the UN Iraq thingy?
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posted on
08/08/2006 7:36:56 PM PDT
by
observer5
(It's not a War on Terror - it's a WAR ON STUPIDITY)
To: Aussie Dasher
The French U.N. delegation has joined with Arab nationsShocking news. Shocking. I'm shocked. So shocked. blah blah blah
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posted on
08/08/2006 7:37:58 PM PDT
by
PistolPaknMama
(Al-Queda can recruit on college campuses but the US military can't! --FReeper airborne)
To: tobyhill
The French will gladly sign on to a cease fire if the Germans demand they do so.
To: observer5
Can't believe Bush fell for the French... AGAIN? Bush is slow-walking this ceasefire. It should be obvious to everybody.
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posted on
08/08/2006 7:40:28 PM PDT
by
sinkspur
(Today, we settled all family business.)
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