Posted on 11/07/2007 3:30:27 PM PST by PRePublic
SARKOZY (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): I want to thank President Bush, his administration, and all Americans, who have welcomed us in such exceptional fashion. I get the distinct sense that it is France that has been welcomed so warmly, with so much friendship, so much love. This was my hope, my ambition. And with Bernard Kouchner, Christine Lagarde, Rachida Dati and myself, this is exactly what we wanted.
We have been very moved, deeply moved, by your wonderful welcome, together with Mrs. Laura Bush yesterday at the White House. I especially enjoyed the skit of the dialogue between George Washington and Lafayette that we witnessed.
The tokens of friendship that we have seen since we have been here, your open-mindedness, and the fact that we can address any and every subject, all those that you mentioned, sir, even though the European defense policy and NATO have also been addressed, environmental issues, which are close to our heart, and Afghanistan.
I said that we would stay there because what is at stake is the credibility of the Atlantic Alliance and the fight against terror.
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too bad the english never had such nice things to say.
Now that the marxist has been ousted, maybe there’s hope for the pFrench.
Indeed, unless the radical left and the Islamo Arab “street” will stop him.
Too bad, Brown is no Blair that didn’t mince good words.
Fantastic speech. Vive le France.
My experiences of the French, including Parisians, have been friendly (even where they disagreed with the US over the impending invasion of Iraq).
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