Dunno about davisdoug, but I'll field that. I'm mad that France is bending over backwards trying to prevent the US from engaging in self-defense, and is hypocritically standing on a high horse while doing it, when their real reasons boil down to stuff like oil contracts and silly knee-jerk posturing.
It would be one thing for France to have an opinion about an impending US-Iraq war. Everyone has opinions. But just where the h**l do they get off trying to stop us, by saying they'll veto no matter what, and even campaigning in other countries to vote against us? What the h**l business is it of France whether the US ousts the ruling regime of Iraq? It's not even like we're even asking them to participate, for pete's sake.
That's what I'm mad about.
How on God's green earth can you twist what we're planning to do to Iraq as self defense? This I've got to hear!
It would be one thing for France to have an opinion about an impending US-Iraq war. Everyone has opinions. But just where the h**l do they get off trying to stop us, by saying they'll veto no matter what, and even campaigning in other countries to vote against us? What the h**l business is it of France whether the US ousts the ruling regime of Iraq? It's not even like we're even asking them to participate, for pete's sake.
France is a permanent member of the UN Security Council. The closest thing we have to justifying an attack on Iraq is that it is in violation of Security Council resolutions. In other words, we wish to place ourselves in the position of acting under UN authority. France does not agree with that action. Their reasons are their own. As a matter of fact, they are very similar to reasons that the US has stood upon in the past when blocking other actions that UN member nations wanted to take. You act like you own France. You don't. It is a sovereign nation.
That's what I'm mad about.
So mad that you would alienate the entire world by throwing a tantrum until you get your way?