[Fred Nerks]

I have been both predicting and praying for this to happen, yet now that it is here, I am shocked at the ease with which the attempted revolution is being carried out. The rot is far deeper than I imagined. I don't think we have seen the worst. The beast has a way to go yet.

Hopefully, the backlash will also be proportionate.

[Patriot from Philly]

1) Do you think this means the Europeans will be too busy to lecture us, investigate us, charge our soldiers for friendly fire incidents;
2) The US absolutely needs to stay out of this. Europe is hopeless, we can watch from our bases in Iraq and Eastern Europe.

[U S Army EOD]

Be careful what you wish for, we don't need an ultra right wing unified Europe.

[Dark Skies]

I too am glad the manure has, at last, hit the fan. As soon as it spreads out of the ghettoes, Chirac will unlease Sarko (in my rather biased opinion). The problem with de Villepin is that he is a former diplomat and diplomats have that occupational belief that negotiation is always the solution...tragic flaw in this situation.

It is possible that de Villepin will have to step aside (he was appointed, after all, by Chirac) and Sarko will be elevated to the position of PM.