France Vows to Block Resolution on Iraq War [CHEESE-EATING SURRENDER MONKEY ALERT]

Washington Compost ^ | 01/21/2003 | Glenn Kessler and Colum Lynch

[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."

[Blood of Tyrants]

What the Froggies don't realize is that the UN is irrelevant (except when we need someone to "look for WMD's").

[God'sgrrl]

Sign the Petition Citizens Against Celebrity Pundits

[babble-on]

The French just want to get their bribes in writing first.

[section9]

And why do les Francaise plant ze trees by ze side of Les Champs Elysee?

So les Boches can marchez in le shade!

[Stefan Stackhouse]

We don't give any sensitive intel to the Senate and the Security Council for the same reason. Not until we're ready for it to be published.

And the VERY BEST WAY to make sure that something DOES get MAXIMUM publication is to give the Senate and UNSC a document with "TOP SECRET" stamped all over it in red ink.

[WilliamWallace1999]

I am glad somebody posted that zinger. You just type faster than me.

[The Wizard]

surprize, we gonna ask for no stinking resolution

[DB]

I'll bet my 2 cents that France will have a change of mind within the next 2 weeks. That they'll be sorry they went out on the limb that we're about to cut off.

[randita]

France can't do diddly except blow hot air.

They approved the second resolution which authorized force if Hussein were proven to be in material breach--which he will be.

France can't "unsign" something they signed. They'd have to introduce a new resolution, which they might do, knowing it has a snowball's chance in you know where of passing.

My guess is that Powell will order France to the corner for a "time out", and they will emerge with a more cooperative demeanor.

[WilliamWallace1999]

I think it was Churchill that stated it is up to the English-speaking peoples to once again save civilization.

[Mark Felton]

That was a REPUBLICAN Senator Hatch. FOX should have mentioned who it was by name and party. (they didn't)

Millions of Americans would be prosecuted for leaking such information. Our elite rulers are above the law.

[quesera]

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.

No mistake here. In fact , another brilliant move by the administration, I think. We went to the UN knowing exactly they would behave this way, while all the bickering is going on inside the UN, we continue to deploy our troops unabated, in a timely fashion. These idiots don't know everything that we know about Iraq's WMD and where they may be hiding them, or even Iraq's connection to 911 and Bin Laden, they could never know because we just don't trust them to tell them sh*t, never did and never will.

As much as I despise the UN, we needed to make this move. It was, in my opinion, a brilliant diplomatic move. We are using them while they think they have us trapped in a quagmire. Remember how W played the Democrats all the way to victory last year to a point where we now have both the houses of congress. It is now the UN's turn, and when it hits them they won't know where it came from, much less see it coming.

The UN is made up of a bunch of Idiots!!!

[Jimmyclyde]

Just a reminder......
History of French "Warfare"
Gaul vs. Julius Caesar - Gaul defeated by Rome circa 49 B.C. (Rome defeated the early French swine - the Frenchies had to Hail Julius Caesar as their new leader)

Gaul vs. Franks - Gaul defeated by Franks (the 'original' French, replaced by the Franks *sigh*)

Franks vs. Huns - Huns sack Paris circa 450 A.D. (Huns finally defeated here - Attila's ONLY defeat. Notice it was done by a German-Roman coalition, NOT the Franks)

Franks vs. Themselves - Clovis unites Franks into one kingdom around 511 A.D. He dies and the 'kingdom' falls apart at the seams. Ever hear of naming a successor or how bout a will?

Franks vs. Muslims - Charles Martel defeats a SMALL Muslim raiding party at the Battle of Tours in 732 A.D. Muslims lost interest so Charles claimed a 'great victory'. Notice they didn't follow up and kick the Muslims out of Spain though.....

Franks vs. Franks - Charlemagne crowned 'Emperor of the Romans', Christmas 800 A.D. Again this 'empire' fell apart by 840 A.D. - sheesh. Charlemagne could read but couldn't write - now what sense does that make?

Franks vs. Vikings - From 841 to 911 A.D. the Viking Warrior-Badasses mopped the Frankish countryside with Frank ass. France surrenders Normandy to Vikings 911 A.D. (Stupid mid-evil France was easily bullied by real warriors)

Franks vs. Black Death - 1347 - 1350 A.D. Black Death kills Frenchies good. This plague was said to originate in Mongolia, from the vermin. BUT, we all know it HAD to have came from the filthy French swine.

France vs. England - 100 Years War 1337 - 1453 A.D. Battle of Crecy - 1337 A.D. (English hand the French their own asses in the start of the 100 Years War with the timely use of the longbow. French knights are mowed down like the cannon fodder they were.) Battle of Poitiers, 1356 A.D. - More of the same. Battle of Agincourt, 1415 A.D. - Henry V gets some French butt-whoopin' action. Unfortunately, a heretic freak named Joan of Arc came along and united all the French Frogs and they managed to repel the English. And we all know where that got her....TOASTY.

France vs. World Culture - Renaissance starts in Italy circa 1200's, NOT IN FRANCE.

France vs. World Exploration/Economics - Commercial Revolution starts - major players are England, Spain, and Portugal. Notice who ISN'T on that list?

France vs. France - 1572 A.D. St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre by Queen Catherine. She killed thousands of protestants and Jews. Hrm...that sounds really familiar - the FINAL SOLUTION ring any bells? Evidently these bastards were no better than Nazi Germany and yet they are proud of their heritage?

France vs. Europe - War of Spanish Succession 1648 A.D. (France tries to fight rest of Europe over Spain and looses to Frederick William of Germany)

France vs. Europe - 7 Years War or French Indian War 1756 A.D. (France gets beat up on 2 different continents by England and Germany plus the early future Americans - a guy named George Washington ring any bells?)

France vs. France - French Revolution 1789 - 1799A.D. (France kicks their own asses) Dr. Guillotine makes a handy invention that allows the Frenchies to chop off their own heads with amazing speed - thanks Jacobin Republicans!

France vs. Europe - Waterloo 1815 A.D. (Wellington delivers knockout to Napoleon - 2nd time. This comes AFTER the Russian Winter destroyed the largest army in the World and the U.S. conned old Nappy in the Louisiana Purchase - WHAT A BARGAIN!)

France vs. France - French Revolution (again) 1848 A.D. (France is still kicking their own asses on a smaller scale)

France vs. Mexico - late 1860s - early 1870s A.D. - France conquers Mexico. Wow! Amazing. What an accomplishment. Funny though, when the U.S. decided to enforce the Monroe Doctrine and in so many words told France to get the HELL out of our side of the world, they tucked tail and ran.

France vs. Prussia - Franco-Prussian War 1870 A.D. (William I of Germany kicks the teeth out of Napoleon III - good old Willy proclaims himself emperor of Germany at the Palace of Versailles - can you say bitchslap?) This all started because France opposed the unification of Germany - notice this starts a nasty chain of events that doesn't end till 1945......seems to me we can almost chalk up WWI and II on the dumbass French.

France vs. Germany - WWI 1914-1918 A.D. (Germany beats the hell out of France - without the aid of USA, France would be speaking German. France only won because of Uncle Sam jumped in - then those dumbass sore-winners in France impose an incredibly harsh Treaty of Versailles to 'punish' the Germans. Notice the resulting conditions of this allowed the rise of an unknown Austrian named HITLER.

France vs. Germany - Rise of Hitler 1933-1939 A.D. (Germany bullies France into letting them take more territory - the wussies wouldn't even fight over it - they adopted a policy of 'appeasement' - can you say SCARED?)

France vs. Germany Round II - WWII June 22, 1940 A.D. (France surrenders to Hitler at Compiegne after putting up a fight that made Polish Army look good. Notice Vichy France who quickly jumped ship to be friends with the Germans. And once again without the help of good old Uncle Sam the Atlantic Wall would never have been penetrated - France would either be a part of the 3rd Reich or a satellite country of Communist Russia under Uncle Joe Stalin)

France vs. Vietcong - Vietnam 1954 A.D. (French Army at Dien Bien Phu surrender to Ho Chi Minh) Nuff Said.

MORAL: Even before Jesus walked the face of the Earth, the French have been getting their asses kicked. The smelly, cheese eating, fu-fu dressing French can't fight worth a damn. You TOO can conquer France!

[KS Flyover]

"CHEESE-EATING SURRENDER MONKEY ALERT"

[ZULU]

The French are now, and ALWAYS WERE - PIGS.

The U.S. and Britain should either go it alone and knock out Saddam, OR - pull out of the U.N., pull out of monitoring Iraq, kick the U.N. out of New York and allow this miscegenistic group of miscellaneous misogynists to collapse of thier own economic and moral ineptitude.
Then let the Europeans face the consequences of a renewed and reinvigorated Iraq with nuclear weaponry.

[RepublicanHippy]

"A U.S. Senator blabbed to the press"

Which senator?

[RepublicanHippy]

"And the VERY BEST WAY to make sure that something DOES get MAXIMUM publication is to give the Senate and UNSC a document with "TOP SECRET" stamped all over it in red ink."

Yeh. Especially if Hillary is going to be on the Senate "intelligence" Committee.

[MagnusMat]

I wonder what France is hiding? Maybe the US will find something if we invade Iraq?

[MagnusMat]

I wonder what France is hiding? Maybe the US will find something if we invade Iraq?

[MagnusMat]

I wonder what France is hiding? Maybe the US will find something if we invade Iraq?