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France Vows to Block Resolution on Iraq War [CHEESE-EATING SURRENDER MONKEY ALERT]
Washington Compost ^
| 01/21/2003
| Glenn Kessler and Colum Lynch
Posted on 01/21/2003 4:44:07 AM PST by Publius Maximus
France Vows to Block Resolution on Iraq War
U.S. Schedule Put at Risk By U.N. Debate
By Glenn Kessler and Colum Lynch
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, January 21, 2003; Page A01
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 20 -- France suggested today it would wage a major diplomatic fight, including possible use of its veto power, to prevent the U.N. Security Council from passing a resolution authorizing military action against Iraq.
France's opposition to a war, emphatically delivered here by Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin, is a major blow for the Bush administration, which has begun pouring tens of thousands of troops into the Persian Gulf in preparation for a military conflict this spring. The administration had hoped to mark the final phase in its confrontation with Iraq when U.N. weapons inspectors deliver a progress report Monday.
But in a diplomatic version of an ambush, France and other countries used a high-level Security Council meeting on terrorism to lay down their markers for the debate that will commence next week on the inspectors' report. Russia and China, which have veto power, and Germany, which will chair the Security Council in February, also signaled today they were willing to let the inspections continue for months.
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"If war is the only way to resolve this problem, we are going down a dead end," de Villepin told reporters. "Already we know for a fact that Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs are being largely blocked, even frozen. We must do everything possible to strengthen this process."
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: cheese; france; iraq; marechalpetain; surrender; un
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Some friends we have there in the UN and NATO. Time to rethink our geopolitical relationships from scratch.
To: Publius Maximus
this one is a real barfer for sure. short-sighted clucks!
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posted on
01/21/2003 4:47:47 AM PST
by
prairiebreeze
(May God save us from some of our "Allies"!)
To: Publius Maximus
Anyone planning a vacation in Europe?
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posted on
01/21/2003 4:48:01 AM PST
by
Sam Cree
To: Publius Maximus
France had better hope they don't need us someday. Muslim clerics have already claimed France for the Nation of Islam. They're all going to be praising allah soon - buy force. We'll be "too busy" to help them.
To: Sam Cree
Anyone planning a vacation in Europe? To the contrary. Paraphrasing the French soldier in Monty Python's "Holy Grail":
"I fart in their general direction."
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posted on
01/21/2003 4:53:34 AM PST
by
Publius Maximus
(Put THIS in Saddam's chemical warhead, and fire it at Paris - then let's see what they think...)
To: Publius Maximus
Who gives a rat's *ss what these cowards think.
The resolutions which authorize war against an uncooperative Iraq were already passed years ago. If the frogs wish to change this, let them pass another resolution.
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posted on
01/21/2003 4:55:12 AM PST
by
WayneM
To: Publius Maximus
I'm boycotting French Bread, French Fries, and French Toast.
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posted on
01/21/2003 5:03:38 AM PST
by
Drango
(don't need no stinkin' tag line)
To: WayneM
The resolutions which authorize war against an uncooperative Iraq were already passed years ago. Yep. Bush will do what has to be done anyway.
Never let liberals get involved in anything. They screw things up all the time. Brainless twits.
To: Publius Maximus
Bush said the U.N. was making itself irrelevant! France will be the one to prove him correct.
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posted on
01/21/2003 5:05:08 AM PST
by
CharacterCounts
(But only when theyr'e losing in an argument!)
To: Publius Maximus
To: CharacterCounts
I don't understand why we are part of an organization where France has a veto. We need to get out of the UN.
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posted on
01/21/2003 5:09:18 AM PST
by
johnb838
(deconstruct the left)
To: Publius Maximus
The cards haven't all been laid on the table, yet, France.
To: johnb838
I don't understand why we are part of an organization where France is even a member! US out of UN NOW!!!
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posted on
01/21/2003 5:14:18 AM PST
by
BullDog108
(Kick their @$$ and take their gas!)
To: johnb838
So:
The ninnies and surrender-monkeys DEMAND that the U.S. go through the U.N. to deal with Iraq.
GWB and his administration express concern that the U.N. might not deal with Iraq seriously.
The ninnies and surrender-monkeys insist that the U.N. NEEDS this opportunity to show it can deal with a ruthless dictator.
The Bush administration agrees and succeeds in winning a unanimous, tough resolution against Saddam.
The ninnies and surrender-monkeys immediately set about blocking any significant consequences if Iraq thumbs his nose at them.
With the resolve undermined, the ninnies and surrender-monkeys blame Bush for the U.N.'s failure to support his policies.
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posted on
01/21/2003 5:17:20 AM PST
by
Timeout
To: Publius Maximus
Bush made a huge mistake by listening to Powell and going through the UN. We do not need UN permission to defend ourselves. Powell will not be Secretary of State for the second term after this failure of Powell Policy.
To: Publius Maximus
Wow. FOX just said we lost Bin Ladin because we were tracking his cell phone. A U.S. Senator blabbed to the press about how we knew where Bin Ladin was, so Bin Ladins body guard took the phone and walked away from Osoma, allowing him to escape.
And to think the Senate says they need more info about the war. Yeh, right!
To: Publius Maximus
France (and Germany) simply DO NOT want the world
to find out their role in supplying Iraq with
materials for WMD.
To: Publius Maximus
Do you think that the frogs are just angling for concessions?
Let's face it. All cowards and whores can be purchased. What's the asking price?
To: Publius Maximus
I just luv these "CHEESE-EATING SURRENDER ALERTS"
really shows who our true are {:)
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posted on
01/21/2003 5:26:47 AM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(support your favorite website (FR), PLEASE)
To: Freebird Forever
What's the asking price?Probably amnesty for illegal arms sales to Iraq during the sanction? Diogenesis has a good theory. They're guilty of something.
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