[GraniteStateConservative]

I think you're underestimating them. This is a serious thing the French are doing-- by not just staying neutral, but actually doing everything in their power to oppose us. It is very well thought out. There is a method to their madness. I wonder what it is.

[Paraclete]

To understand their thinking, perhaps we need to abandon our preconceptions. It seems to me there has been a massive miscalculation by the US. Cheney and Rumsfeld probably had the more realistic view, but nonetheless we cast our final lot with Powell and State.

Every former Ambassador and analyst I've heard for the past several months have said the "French are just being French, they'll be with us in the end." Now they've changed their tunes.

[Conspiracy Guy]

There only motive is to undermine the U. S.. IMHO, Too stupid to go beyond that.

[Just mythoughts]

"method to their madness" something totally overlooked here is that during the reign of the Clintons, France loved our government, ridiculed the "right" over a big deal being made about "sex".

The press in this country kept saying how Europe did things and they had "free sex" and it was not big deal. The press encouraging Americans to aspire to the European way of doing things.

These same Europeans came to Clintons defense, darn near made him a "god". The only thing that has changed is a Republican President who has let the world know his job is to protect America and stop Saddam and his deadly war toys, and freeing the people of Iraq.

All attention is given to France, Germany, Iraq, some days Russia, and China. It was the "left" in this country that demanded a UN involvement, and then suddenly out of nowhere up pops N. Korea, what we learn is that our very own Clinton gave the nuclear ability and fed them.

The "LEFT" in this country has tried to derail all actions of President Bush, remember Hillary standing up in the senate asking "What did he know and when did he know it" regarding 9/11, these words were the beginning of an organized "leftist" march to stop President Bush.

One could make a case that this whole nations in an uproar could be laid at the feet of the "LEFT" in this country, as another method of stopping President Bush, calling him selected not elected, illegitimate, cowboy, dumb, empire builder, etc...

Could it be that there is an orchestrated effort to do everything to cause failure, all in an attempt to unseat President Bush, and elect another fellow traveler.

Looks to me the "LEFTIST" and their arms anti-Bush protestors, Hollywood, etc... are the real enemy and France is willing to take the blame, because if Bush can be unseated then all is not lost.