Chirac hails end of Iraqi dictatorship

Agence France Presse ^ | 4/10/03 | Agence France Presse

[tomahawk]

Chirac hails end of Iraqi dictatorship

PARIS (AFP) - French President Jacques Chirac hailed the fall of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s government in Iraq (news - web sites) and said he hoped the fighting in the country would end soon, his office announced.

"France, like all democracies, is delighted at the fall of the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein and hopes for a quick and effective end to the fighting," Chirac's office said in a statement.

"It is now necessary to create the conditions which will give the Iraqi people its dignity in re-discovered freedom.

"What is urgent is to allow humanitarian aid in all its forms to be sent to Iraq without delay. As soon as possible, after the necessary phase of ensuring security, Iraq must re-discover -- via the legitimacy granted by the United Nations (news - web sites) -- its full sovereignty in a stabilised region," it said.

France led the group of nations opposed to the US-led invasion of Iraq and was criticised subsequently for not stating unequivocally that it wanted an allied victory. It is now pressing for a central role for the UN in post-war reconstruction.

On Wednesday evening Chirac spoke to British Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites), who shares his enthusiasm for UN involvement despite the misgivings of many in the US administration.

Chirac travels to Saint Petersberg Friday for talks with Russian President Vladmir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. Russia and Germany formed a bloc with France to oppose the war at the UN.

"With the fall of the regime of Saddam Hussein, it is a dark page that is turned and we are delighted," said Chirac's foreign minister and close ally Dominique de Villepin at a meeting of EU and Arab ministers in southern France.

[tomahawk]

The French whores have no honor, no honesty, no dignity.

Shameless, lying whores who kept the Butcher of Baghdad in power for decades, together with the execution squads and torture chambers.

France is EVIL.

[Thane_Banquo]

Chirac also offered to surrender to what remained of the Iraqi army and allow Hussein to set up a Ba'athist regime in Paris.

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[xsmommy]

"With the fall of the regime of Saddam Hussein, it is a dark page that is turned and we are delighted," said Chirac's foreign minister and close ally Dominique de Villepin at a meeting of EU and Arab ministers in southern France.

no thanks to you, ya hoser. i suppose you,Nickie, like the Iraqi UN ambassador yesterday, also have never heard of saddam hussein. Saddam WHO?

[JohnHuang2]

Memo to Chiraq: Screw you.

[tomahawk]

Chirac needs to find a new bed buddy. It will probably be Assad of Syrian, but Assad doesn't have as much oil lube money for France as Saddam could provide.

[MortMan]

Chirac hails end of Iraqi dictatorship

Disgruntled Americans stone hind-end of French imbecile...

[dogbyte12]

Until we won, did Chirac ever badmouth Saddam's "dictatorship" this way?

[Timesink]

France is evil, but France has been DEFEATED.

[JohnHuang2]

Bingo.

[Tacis]

I think Chiraq is being very gentlemanly, here. Jacques has had a large revenue stream from Saddam for many, many years. Iraqi diplomats have delivered/deposited used, unmarked, and unreported cash to Jackie, and, now, that has come to an end. It has ended abruptly and, unless France gets near the post-war handling of the Oil For Food program or some other UN honeypot, has ended permanently.

Oh, sure, Chirac has income from the Russians, the Germans, the French underworld, and some of the African war lords, but nothing as large, reliable, and certain as the bribes from Saddam. So, in spite of this great loss, Chiraq's comments show a touch of class or, at least, of Clintonian diversion.

[JohnHuang2]

Re: #7 - lol.

[unojook]

"CUCK FHIRAQ"

[schaketo]

Who are Jacques Chirac and Dominique de Villepin?

[Steven W.]

He ChIRAQ - I don't think Iraq will any longer require your pesticide services! Now we know why the French always SMELL soooo BAD ... down to the utter core of their being, the French are pure pond SCUM!

[schaketo]

In another war related casualty today; France hit the ground when they tried jumping on our bandwagon.

[Steven W.]

gee, the latter was the guy was the guy who, just a night before, was arguing somewhat with Jack Straw, UK Foreign Secretary, at a Press Conference, late night US time, about how the French didn't sign up for a Liberation of Iraq!

[DCPatriot]

As Dennis Miller suggested last nite on Conan O'Brien....

(paraphrased)..."The French will have a role in the reconstruction of Iraq. After all, "Concierge" is a French word.

[pepsi_junkie]

"What is urgent is to allow humanitarian aid in all its forms to be sent to Iraq without delay. As soon as possible, after the necessary phase of ensuring security, Iraq must re-discover -- via the legitimacy granted by the United Nations (news - web sites) -- its full sovereignty in a stabilised region," it said.

Chirac insists that the UN seal of approval is required in order to "legitimize" any liberation efforts. Since the UN didnt "legitimize" the liberation of France in 1944, I submit that it must go back under German control.