[DeuceTraveler]

It couldn't be an inept socialist economy.

[xJones]

``In the last year, or rather in the last six months, I think the Iraqi events have already created negative consequences that France regrets now,'' Francis Mer told LCI television and RTL radio.

Will somebody tell that truffle snorter that France is going to regret those "negative consequences" even more? We have been learning the hard way who to trust, and the snail suckers aren't one of the trust worthy. There's this little knife marked "U.N. Chirac" sticking out of our backs.

[freekitty]

And may I ask, France, whose fault is that?

[Walkin Man]

Poor froggys, who will they sell the equipment to make WMD now?

[ghostrider]

...the worst French economic fallout from the war in Iraq had already taken place.

Hopefully, the fallout has only just begun. I have no plans to buy anything "French" until that country has been flattened by a horrible depression. Then, all I will buy is gift certificates for our soldiers to take their women to the local one hour motel.

[The_Pickle]

And we should give a [expletive deleted] about the French economy why?

[wildbill]

I doubt seriously that the true effects of our national revulsion at the perfidy of the French have been seen. They dictated the terms of 1441 and had no intention of seeing them carried out.

I simply haven't had time yet to reject a French product over one from another country. If I go to Europe on vacation, I'd rather see Italy than France. I suspect there are a lot of people like me!

[Jumper]

France cannot "afford", either financially or politically, to lose Arab Trade Partners in the Middle East. America spent the past 30-years trying to prevent the spread of nuclear, chemical and weapons technology to Arabs preaching "death to Israel, death to America". During this timeframe, our friends the French have tied their trade and political fortunes to arming America's enemies, and oftentimes in violation of the UN embargos. Doing business on the black market is always very profitable. Today, France stands on the verge of isolation in the political world and her investments abroad no longer return the dividends required to maintain the socialist system (Between the devaluation of US/Global Stocks and the increased value of theEuro). The War on Terrorism boils down to a war on French Trade interests and against French Allies. France will see her economy take a 3-5% hit on Iraq alone. Germany, Russia and China all have varying interests in the Arab countries economically/politically as well and will also lose "influence". Given the fact that the USA and Brition have had very little financial interest in Iraq, the cost of war will be offset in the short term by revenues generated by contracts and oil prices dropping, and in the long term by political stability in the Region, but most important of all, Chiraq's French government will fall from power in the next election cycle as French people realize the mismanagement of their political-economic relations world-wide placed too much emphasize on questionable Arab partnerships. Economic reality alone will set the tone for a more conservative French government which will be less vocal and more aligned with Western interests.

The Heritage Foundation has compiled some interesting figures on French economic involvement in Iraq.

Bottom line is France will pay a heavy price for her failure to spread her trade out among more stable nations.

[The Great RJ]

To the French ... le bras d'honor. French equivalent of the middle digit salute.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

They sure as hell won't be getting any money from me.

[Ima Lurker]

-- The economy minister said Sunday that he believes the worst French economic fallout from the war in Iraq had already taken place.

In your dreams buddy!

Just as a side note, I have an acquaintance from France who is here on a work visa. (She now tells people she is from Italy) She says her family and friends in France are split on the war, but those opposed are so because France has all but been taken over by Muslims and they are afraid of them. To me, this seems all the more reason to put a stop to this maddness. After all, we do have a responsibility to future generations.

[RightOnline]

Try to get a post-war piece of those Iraqi oil fields, France.

We just.............f***ing............dare you.

You don't know the meaning of "economic fallout" until you royally screw the U.S........like you just did.

Reap it.

[Salvation]

Boycott French products!

[Lx]

War? How about Chirac's policies?

Just like Clinton and Carter, Chirac is desperately seeking relevancy.

[Enemy Of The State]

"According to a survey by the IFOP agency published Sunday in the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, 46 percent of French people worry the war will aggravate economic and other problems in France."

Awww....I feel just terrible about that...

NOT...hahahaha

[Wil H]

but the main part of the negative consequences from the Iraqi crisis is behind us,'' he said.

Ya think? Wait until the tourist industry is decimated by the boycott by the Americans AND the Brits....

[LaGrone]

Their behind the back deals with the Iraqis are over. And with most Americans voluntarily boycotting French products, and the French getting cut out of future contracts with Iraq, it looks like a bleak economic picture for The Frenchies. Take that to the bank Jacques; you fraud.

Looks like what goes around is about to come around.

[Brian Allen]

All Y'All ain't seen nuttin' yet, Frenchy, Baby!

[Maeve]

They think it is bad now. Wait till they find their country is officially in the Third World.

[vannrox]

This article is incorrect.
The fallout has just STARTED.