Paris Hails Iraq Offer; Top General Against Attack

Reuters ^ | 9/17/02 | Tom Heneghan

[redbaiter]

[pankot]

Since when did the military start making political statements? Aren't they to take orders from the civilian arm of Government?

[Bogey78O]

I love that joke....

[rmlew]

France's top general flatly ruled out any pre-emptive strike against Iraq Tuesday as Paris insisted the United Nations must take Baghdad at its word and send inspectors to root out any weapons threat there.

Marshal PEtain?

[xsmommy]

for you francophiles.... CJ, you might bring this up to someone while you are over there....

[small voice in the wilderness]

Consistent is correct. They still have the flags their grandparents waved when Paris hailed Hitler. Nothing like handing your surrender-flag down through generations..

[hobbes1]

Paris Hails Iraq Offer; Top General Against Attack

Isn;t aris having generals, kinda like t!t$ on a bull ?

[johnny7]

Petain? Ptoooie! He was a Marshall wasn't he?

They had another, Weygand. Double ptoooie!! He told Churchill that Englands neck would be “wrung like a chicken”.