Freaking unbelieveable. I don't think Chirac has the backbone to do anything except sit and watch and hope it all goes away. Talk about the definition of a surrender monkey -- Chirac fits that completely
It took chirac a week and a half to convene his "security council" while at least 10's of millions of euros(probably more like 100's of millions, maybe billions) of property went up in smoke.
Sheesh the howling winds of Katrina hadn't died down before the American MSM were bemoaning the "lack of response".
On France burning, crickets from the MSM.
Think how much tourist money they've lost!