I’m still not too sure this is real.
And if it is, perhaps the Big 0 is stating he’d rather work with the former French leader than the current one.
If it is real, I’ll fan some flames- wasn’t Chirac found to be accepting oil-for-food kickbacks from Saddam H?
Yes, you are correct. Chirac was Saddam’s BFF for many years, and lined his pockets well.
They don’t call him Jacques Iraq for nothing!