Posted on 06/02/2009 1:56:29 PM PDT by james500
President Barack Obama said Tuesday the American people love all things French and acknowledged his own penchant for Gallic food and wines.
In his first interview with a French television channel, Obama heaped praise on the country in an apparent attempted to stamp out any lingering tensions sparked by France's opposition to the United State's 2003 invasion of Iraq.
"France is one of the most important countries in the world," the president told I-Tele and Canal Plus, days ahead of a trip that will take him to Normandy and Paris for D-Day commemorations. He said French collaboration was crucial to solving the world's problems, from climate change to the global recession.
Obama also spoke enthusiastically about French President Nicolas Sarkozy, with whom he said he had a "wonderful relationship."
"He has been very courageous in some of the decisions he has made," Obama said, referring to Sarkozy's strong stance on Afghanistan and Iran's nuclear program.
Sarkozy's predecessor, Jacques Chirac, sparked widespread hostility toward France and French people and products among Americans with his staunch opposition to the Iraq war.
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Just call him President Suck Ass. Or is it Suque Asse?
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