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To: MadIvan
At this point, most intelligent people realize that France, and its minions, would never vote for military action. Never. Certainly not one led by the Americans and British.

Consequently, the Brits and Americans will proceed to do the job without them.

My question is whether, after the UN and France are thoroughly disgraced, France will start throwing a temper tantrum to get noticed like Kim Jung Mentally-Il of North Korea.

3 posted on 03/07/2003 5:23:43 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
At this point, most intelligent people realize that France, and its minions, would never vote for military action. Never. Certainly not one led by the Americans and British.

Read the new Brit resolution carefully. It does not specifically authorize military force. The French could vote in favor of it, or even abstain, and not break a pledge.

The U.S. and Britain have set a very, very neat trap. All the new resolution does is set a deadline without specifying consequences. Whoever votes against it could legitimately be accused of favoring indefinite inspections. And they can't defend the vote on the grounds that it authorizes force because it does not.

But once they vote it down, they've given the U.S. and Britain a great excuse to say that the S.C. has been unreasonable, and won't set deadlines.

17 posted on 03/07/2003 5:35:21 PM PST by XJarhead
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To: Dog Gone
More importantly, Iraq knows France will never vote for military action. Any victory France might win in the security council will be Phyrric. Kinda reminds me of Yertle the Turtle.
49 posted on 03/07/2003 7:23:41 PM PST by Natural Law
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To: Dog Gone
My question is whether, after the UN and France are thoroughly disgraced, France will start throwing a temper tantrum to get noticed like Kim Jung Mentally-Il of North Korea.

Like refusing to ship us shoddy wine, or threatening to surrender to the N Koreans?

50 posted on 03/07/2003 7:49:39 PM PST by expatpat
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