To: PhiKapMom
What's even stranger about the situation is that France recently had elections which swept the Socialists out of power. Except for their lunatic fringe right, Chirac represents the "conservatives" in France.
Unlike Germany, where their pacifist Chancellor is hugely unpopular, and the conservatives are on the upswing, in France it's not going to get any better than this. In Germany, at least there is hope.
It appears that Europe is going to fracture over this war in Iraq, and it has enormous ramifications.
32 posted on
02/07/2003 9:26:34 AM PST by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
On one of the news programs that I was watching, they were discussing that the German Chancellor didn't represent the opinions of a lot of Germans thus his defeat in the last local elections that were held.
On the other hand, they said Chirac and the French were standing together which spoke volumes to me about the French. Scarey to think Chirac considers himself a conservative.
37 posted on
02/07/2003 9:43:47 AM PST by
PhiKapMom
(Bush/Cheney 2004)
To: Dog Gone
Agreed. France and Germany on one end - the U.K and the rest of Europe on the other.
39 posted on
02/07/2003 9:45:21 AM PST by
hchutch
("Last suckers crossed, Syndicate shot'em up" - Ice-T, "I'm Your Pusher")
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