France's Villepin calls for 2008 Iraq troop exit

Yahoo News ^ | 3/16/07 | Scott Malone

[Chi-townChief]

French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Friday urged the United States and other foreign nations to withdraw from Iraq in 2008 and said the war had "shattered" America's image abroad.

The Iraqi conflict, which has killed tens of thousands of Iraqis and some 3,200 U.S. troops in the past four years, is sapping the power of the United States to peacefully influence other players in the troubled Middle East, he said.

"The war with Iraq marked a turning point. It shattered America's image," said Villepin, who opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

"It undermined the image of the West as a whole. It is time for the United States and Europe to regain together the respect and admiration of the other people."

He said that one key to stabilizing Iraq would be convincing Iraqis that they control their future.

"We must be clear on a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops. I believe that it should take place within a year, during the year 2008," said Villepin. "This will allow Iraqis to feel that their future is in their hands and put them back on the path of national sovereignty."

U.S. Congress, now under the control of the Democratic Party, has floated plans to withdraw combat forces from Iraq next year, though none has passed.

At the White House, President Bush has ordered an additional 21,500 soldiers into combat in Iraq.

Villepin also said the United States and European powers need to work together to resolve other major regional crises including Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and instability in Lebanon.

[Chi-townChief]

How about Villepin just shove it his sorry frog ass sideways and twist it, how would that be?

[LiberalBassTurds]

I saw him on Charlie Rose last night. What a lying slimey French bassturd he is.

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[Pox]

DeVillain will continue to spew forth the socialist DNC talking points. Get the troops out in time for the next U.S. election so the dims can bleat to the public that they have stopped 'Bush's illegal war' and hopefully bring a commie dim to the White House.

After all, they're on the same team.

[Cicero]

Dominique de Villepin is irrelevant. About the only thing you can say in his favor is that he makes Chirac look good.

[sinanju]

But doesn't he have great hair?

[sinanju]

Maybe he'll publish another volume of poetry.

[4integrity]

Maybe de Villan doesn't realize that the mega liberals haven't YET succeeded in implementing their ONE WORLD ORDER agenda. Let's hope Americans wake up before Soros and his lib buddies and the ACLU get their candidates elected and begin to take America down.

[Chewbacca]

This guy only wants the US out of Iraq so his country can get back to selling French made weapons to the new government of Iraq. Just like they were doing during the 90's when Saddam was running his oil-for-weapons program instead of oil-for-food.

[lonestar67]

He could pair up with Edwards and be a great ticket for Dems.

[Temple Owl]

"But doesn't he have great hair?"

So does John Edwards! lol

[LiberalBassTurds]

But doesn't he have great hair?

LOL, yes he does. I'd like to hold him by it as I kick his ass down the Champs Elysees. :-)

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[LiberalBassTurds]

Maybe de Villan doesn't realize that the mega liberals haven't YET succeeded in implementing their ONE WORLD ORDER agenda. Let's hope Americans wake up before Soros and his lib buddies and the ACLU get their candidates elected and begin to take America down.

Agreed on all points. You should have heard his BS on Darfur last night. I kept thinking well your guys aren't busy right now, why don't you send them over there to fix it?

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[Mr. Lucky]

Was he speaking from Vichy?

[LjubivojeRadosavljevic]

[..."the war had "shattered" America's image abroad..."]


Hmmmm?...Let's see, I wonder how France's image is perceived abroad?

Messier Villepin might want to think about that...

[Mo1]

He sounds exactly like the Democrats


Hmmmmm ... Wasn't Howard Dean just visting world leaders??

[operation clinton cleanup]

[chiefqc]

I was just thinking along these line, does anyone care what france has to say about anything?

[LiberalBassTurds]

LOL. Good one.

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[DTogo]

What's STFU in French?

[TypeZoNegative]

Baise Les Franciase