The Perfidy Of The French...

Iconoclast.ca ^ | Jan. 24, 2003 | Stephen Rittenberg

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"To the French lying is simply talking" -- Fran Lebowitz

January 24, 2003: The utopian fantasists in our State Dept., having persuaded Pres. Bush to place his faith in the UN are now obliged to face reality. Will they?

Colin Powell, the chief utopian, argued against deposing Saddam in 1991 in favor of the wishful fantasy that military defeat would be sufficient to defang him. It wasn't, because in Saddam's psychopathic world of brute force, survival against the United States constitutes victory and is concrete evidence of our weakness. Saddam would never allow an enemy to escape alive if he had the opportunity to kill him, for it would indicate weakness and would embolden his foes. Consequently, after the '91 war, he redoubled his efforts to acquire devastating weaponry against what he sensed was a pusillanimous foe, while we politely looked away. The danger steadily grew in the 1990's while our then President turned his attention to more pressing matters, like obtaining sexual favors from interns in the oval office.

Meanwhile, despite his disastrous advice in 1991, Colin Powell rose to ever greater power. He proved himself the quintessential diplomat whose faith lies in written agreements and who believes the way to peace is via empathic concern for our adversaries. Powell is a gifted, smooth-as-silk negotiator, who seems to have persuaded the President to treat the UN as a serious international body, rather than what it is -- a collection of mostly authoritarian and autocratic governments run by thugs with more in common with Saddam than with us. The nature of this body was again made clear by the recent overwhelming election of Libya to head the UN Human Rights commission. This placed the UN beyond parody. Yet our State Dept utopians continue to pay deference to the many countries in that august body, including some of our putative "allies," who were only too happy to see the United States suffer the blows of 9-11.

The one benefit of our seemingly endless diplomacy at the UN is the emergence of a new clarity about our "allies," France and Germany. They are working tirelessly to persuade the world that the great threat to global security emanates not from Iraq, but from the power of the United States. By appeasing Saddam through the farcical Hans Blix "inspections" (Hans Blix seems able to find his table at Rao's more easily than he can locate Baghdad), they pursue a policy that enmeshes us in endless UN process and requires us to ask permission before we can act. And while the leaders of France and Germany speak of 'peace,' what they have in mind is postponing action by the United States indefinitely. They are effectively supporting Saddam, hoping -- in the time-warmed tradition of European appeasement -- that he will turn his anthrax and Sarin against the United States rather than against his European trading partners. No doubt they will express eloquent sympathy when the U.S. counts the casualties in the next bioterror assault, courtesy of Saddam's laboratories.

And what of the endless cant about not going to war except as a last resort? Have we forgotten we are at war, a war declared on us on 9-11, that Saddam continues to wage war on his own people and on American and British pilots, and that he quite openly supports suicide terror aimed at America's one democratic ally in the Middle East?

This writer believes that it requires no Sherlock Holmes to deduce that Saddam is intimately involved with anti-American terror groups around the globe. With all this, the behavior of France and Germany can best be understood as dupicitous acts of realpolitik by countries lacking in military might, aimed at taming and weakening America's global power. And if you don't buy that rationale, then another powerful explanation has been offered by Steven den Beste who suspects that France and Germany wish to conceal the fact that for years, in violation of the UN embargo, they've been selling Saddam the building blocks for his WMD programs.

Countries change their national character about as readily as individuals. For example, William Safire documents the treachery of the French, who played Colin Powell like a violin, assuring him of support and then turning on him. Yet Powell insisted to Jim Lehrer that he had not been sandbagged by the French. Not at all; perhaps it had all been a misunderstanding that requires a bit more consultation and discussion over a fine Burgundy.

We would suggest that our diplomats be forced to read Mark Twain on the French. Long before the French added the art of appeasement to their highly developed art of cuisine he commented: "There is nothing lower than the human race -- except the French." He added: "The French are the connecting link between man & the monkey."

However, if our multicultural diplomats find Mark Twain politically incorrect and therefore not worth reading, I would then recommend the contemporary wit, Fran Lebowitz, who made the following observation: "The French probably invented the very notion of discretion. It's not that they feel that what you don't know won't hurt you, they feel that what you don't know won't hurt them. To the French lying is simply talking."

Hopefully even Colin Powell will awaken from his Dream of Reason -- the fantasy that all differences are due to misunderstandings and can be worked out through rational dialogue. If he doesn't, let's hope the President takes the policy reins out of the hands of the utopians and places them in the hands of the realists -- Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz and Cheney. The hour is late, the peril grows, and the temporizers are gaining strength. Peace follows victory. Hurry up please, it's time.

Stephen Rittenberg, Co-Publisher, Horsefeathers

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PING for a good read!

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Mark Twain:On the French

[SwinneySwitch]

Le Français n'a aucun testicule!

[happygrl]

BUMP!

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL ! I don't know a lick of French, but I think I can figure that one out!

[MeekOneGOP]

PING for a good read!

Thank you ! It sure is...

We would suggest that our diplomats be forced to read Mark Twain on the French. Long before the French added the art of appeasement to their highly developed art of cuisine he commented: "There is nothing lower than the human race -- except the French." He added: "The French are the connecting link between man & the monkey."

However, if our multicultural diplomats find Mark Twain politically incorrect and therefore not worth reading, I would then recommend the contemporary wit, Fran Lebowitz, who made the following observation: "The French probably invented the very notion of discretion. It's not that they feel that what you don't know won't hurt you, they feel that what you don't know won't hurt them. To the French lying is simply talking."

[Temple Owl]

Ah the french they are a funny race they fight with their feet....

In the Weekend Journal section of today's Wall Street Journal is the "Tastings" column by Dorothy J Gaiter and John Brecher. That's reason enough to subscribe to the paper, But, I digress. Dorothy and John reveal that at the PARIS TASTING OF 1976,"in a head-to-head blind tasting, French judges preferred American wine..."Obviously they never got over it.

I think if French women would bathe, shave under their arms and shave their legs the French would have a different view of life.

[FBD]

LOL! Good One! ;^)

here is some more on the French:

This from: www.conquerfrance.com

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!

[Temple Owl]

Your post #9 is a LOL beaut. I'm going to laughing all week.

[Starboard]

"The French are the connecting link between man & the monkey."

Hence the sobriquet (notice the clever use of a French term!) 'surrender monkey'.

[FBD]

Thanks! ;^D
my favorite part is this:

"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!"

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Sobriquet...I am going to remember, and use that in an abusive fasion like other French words that I love to murterlate.

In case you and others hadn't seen this in the Iconoclast:

French PM: "It's Great to Be Collaborating with Germany Again!"
1/24/2003 - William Grim

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Paris - French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac, in honor of France's agreement with Germany to undermine America's efforts in the War on Terror, took German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on a tour of sites in the French capital city that were visited by another German Chancellor, Adolf Hitler, during his famous Victory Tour of 1940.

"It's so nice to be collaborating with the Germans again," said Chirac during a press conference at the Versailles Palace outside of Paris. "I mean, it's not like there was any real resistance movement when Germany ruled us during World War II. And those black leather coats the Gestapo men wore. Simply to die for."

Most French citizens this reporter spoke with expressed their delight at being able to collaborate once again with the Germans. A recent poll conducted by the newspaper Le Figaro showed that 95.6% of all French people are hoping to be re-occupied by Germany within the next 12 months. The poll results also reveal that the vast majority of French women are especially looking forward to becoming the mistresses of German officers so that they can have sado-masochistic sex in exchange for silk stockings and extra rations.

"Damn those Americans anyway," said Chirac during a visit with Schroeder to the Klaus Barbie L'Ecole Superieure du Behaviour Criminale. "Everthing was going along just fine in 1944 and what did they go and do? Land at Normandy. Just like the Yanks, always butting their noses into other people's business. Well, we aren't going to take it lying down any more. This time we're going to surrender to Germany before the Germans have a chance to invade."

[Travis McGee]

French bashing ping.

[philosofy123]

"have persuaded the President to treat the UN as a serious international body, rather than what it is -- a collection of mostly authoritarian and autocratic governments run by thugs with more in common with Saddam than with us."

Now, according to you, sir, THE ENTIRE WORLD ARE WORTHLESS AUTHORITARIANS. The UN represents membership from the entire world, and was made to help resolve conflicts PEACEFULLY! Is that unacceptable? The idea that the US alone is respectable and the rest of the world stinks causes us lots of resentments from people who rather think of themselves as equally humans.

[Travis McGee]

We are in for a long long bitter struggle to save the West, and we need all the allies we can get.

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"Now, according to you, sir, THE ENTIRE WORLD ARE WORTHLESS AUTHORITARIANS. The UN represents membership from the entire world, and was made to help resolve conflicts PEACEFULLY! Is that unacceptable? The idea that the US alone is respectable and the rest of the world stinks causes us lots of resentments from people who rather think of themselves as equally humans"

No, not the entire world, pal...just the dictatorships, the commies, oh, and the French and Germans.

BTW, what did the UN do to stop 500,000 Rwandans from being slaughtered, hmmmm??? And also sir, why inthehell are Syria and China on the UN's human rights commission??? Ya ever looked at their record of human rights violations?

Damn straight, the US is more respectable than most of the rest of the world. You know how many U.S. soldiers died on D-Day to save the Frogs from German occupation? They are still buried at Normandy. Personaly, I think we ought to bring them all home to Arlington, where they would be given the proper respect that they deserve!!!