France Warns Against War, Hints at Veto

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[T Lady]

Wah, wah Pierre!

Are these people nuts or something? Or just greedy?

...At this point it's probably a toss-up.

-Regards, T.

[T Lady]

Wah, wah Pierre!

Are these people nuts or something? Or just greedy?

...At this point it's probably a toss-up.

-Regards, T.

[1Old Pro]

FRANCE'S NEW FLAG:

[Billthedrill]

Well, France is essentially out of NATO since DeGaulle had his little force de frappe hissy-fit, so that isn't a big one. Germany, I suspect, may re-examine this issue when Shroeder is gone and the Greens are again marginalized. But at some point they're going to have to choose how to divvy up regional security between the EU and NATO, and my guess is that given the current direction the EU will get the nod. All things pass...

[Check_Your_Premises]

"I think the genetic effects of the European War 1914-1945 were profound. Good point. " You mean any of them worth a damn were killed in the war? Only the weenies were allowed to reproduce and thus the current state of French and German stock?

I think another consideration should be given. I have long thought that the only people of any country worth a damn, immigrated here. Any europeans that love liberty and self reliance ended up here. What is left is that stinking hole of socialism, that is living on the corpse of their civilizations.

[lawgirl]

Hey France:

[PhiKapMom]

Blair should have known better after they doublecrossed Powell! Slow Learner perhaps?

[Zack Nguyen]

Nor will we accept their premise that only the UN can authorize war. We have not surrendered our sovereignty or authority to act in our national interest to a UN committe with veto power.

Indeed. Bush, to his credit, would go in alone if he had to. This is one of the things that makes France so pathetic.

[philosofy123]

Bush is having hard time articulating his demands. Bush should not be on the tube every night flexing muscles. We can simply go it alone, and make a parking lot out of Iraq; however, do we want to that. What is needed now is quit diplomacy by Colin Powell to demonstrate to other leaders that a defeated tyrant dictator with lots of mony/hate/WMD is more then cabale and willing to give this deadful materials to the barbaric Moslem terrirists to cause havoc around the world.

[steve-b]

This is a particularly outrageous action when one considers that the only reason they have a veto is the absurd fiction that they were a co-equal partner with the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain in defeating the Axis.

It's like giving a permanent veto to Norway. Hell, the Norwegians, who put up a better fight and hanged Quisling by the neck until dead right after their liberation, were more deserving than the French, who rolled over quickly and let Petain off with a prison term.