France Tries to Patch Up Ties with U.S.

Deutsche Welle ^ | April 26, 2003 | DW wire services

[fightinJAG]

“I doubt he’ll be coming to the ranch any time soon,” Bush told U.S. television station NBC on Friday, making clear Chirac remained persona non grata.

hahahahahhaaaa, n'est-ce pas?

[Pearls Before Swine]

Politicians "have to recognize that, since they didn't take economic aspects into consideration at all, a very delicate situation has arisen."

Oh, they took them into account all right. A good deal of the French motivation has been economics. They took our patience for granted, and worked to keep the Iraq connection going. The Iraq connection is gone, and we know them for what they are. I'm drinking Italian as I type. No Michelins for the car, either.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Forget about it, France, because we won't forget the crap that you've pulled (I'm sure there's more to come, too). Direct all further questions to the brick wall out back.

[Pedrobud]

Good for Bush. THe recent Drudge headline that the french were consulting with the Iraqis is the last straw. Those bastards should pay, big time. Boycott French products

[fightinJAG]

"It is much stronger than we want to admit and that worries our companies," he told Europe 1 radio. Politicians “have to recognize that, since they didn't take economic aspects into consideration at all, a very delicate situation has arisen."

Remember this every time the French say the boycott is having no effect.

It will not be a massive shift anyway. Gradually, over time, people will get in the habit of buying other wines, cheeses, vacationing in other lovely places. One day the French will wake up and say, "What haz happen to our bizness?"

[kcar]

[fightinJAG]

Even though Frenchie is begging!!

[LocalYokel]

[tet68]

French President Jacques Chirac no longer has the ear of U.S. President George Bush.

I rather doubt he EVER had GW's ear, although now I'm sure he can get the finger .

The truth of Frances perfidity will soon be in the open for all to see, then they WILL feel the consequences.

[johniegrad]

Brutal cartoon. I love it.

[xJones]

Chirac's approval rating in France was around 75% the whole time he was jacking us around in the U.N. His countrymen approved, which I why I have no qualms about boycotting French products. His approval rating has dropped now to 65%, as the American fall out is becoming obvious.

[geedee]

Ya know, the French are so fricking stupid . . . they don't realize their BIGGEST payback will be from the American people, not the government. They think they can kiss and make up with Colin and Rummy and all is well. I've been around a long time and I've never seen the American people so pissed off.

Paying the French back is always part of the conversation in a small-town coffee shop I frequent. And just a few days ago I was in a big city-bar, sitting at the bar and I heard three people ask if they were selling French wine . . . and they weren't asking to order it. The answer was no and they NEVER WILL.

We're pissed off and our memories are good. The French just don't get it. Americans are hard to rile . . . but when someone challenges our national pride and puts our warriors' lives at risk, the payback is vicious and complete and painful as hell.

[Quix]

HEY, CHIRAC,

STUFF IT IN YOUR QUICHE-STER!!!

[blastdad51]

The more I learn about the french ( small " f " in french ) the more contempt I have for them

[Cicero]

What's French for "Screw Chirac and the horse he rode in on"?

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

In my area in Utah, I've seen stores with signs in the windows saying that they don't sell French wine and cheese. I think it's great that tons of restaurants are selling "freedom fries" instead of French fries.

The corporate office of French's Mustard has also put out a press release that they are not French (their mustard is made in Rochester, New York and they are not owned by anybody French). Link here.

[Bonaparte]

"U.S. President George Bush is known for making politics personal."

It's nothing personal, you Sieg Heiling kraut. Just business.

[abnegation]

[Don Corleone]

Aussie news reports that Chirac ran straight to Saddam after talks with Bush and briefed him on everything. How's that for an "Ally"? Records of the meetings have been found in Baghdad.