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September 18, 2006

"I Told You to Come Alone! So Who Are These Guys?" REDUX

"My network"
"The French."

Chirac calls for UN to scale down Iran sanctions

Jacques Chirac, France's president, could be heading for another clash with the US over the Middle East, after pushing the United Nations security council to scale down its threat of sanctions against Iran.

..."We must first find an agenda for negotiations, then during these negotiations I suggest that, on the one hand, the six (the US, the UK, France, Germany, China and Russia) renounce involving the security council and Iran renounces uranium-enrichment during the negotiations," said the French president.


Posted by tree hugging sister at September 18, 2006 10:26 AM

Comments

We must first find an agenda for negotiations - Which translated from the French Parlez-Diplomatique is: What's in it for me?

Posted by: DirtCrashr at September 18, 2006 11:46 AM

That's our Frenchies ~ always an Gaulic gaze on the bottom line...

Posted by: tree hugging sister at September 18, 2006 11:51 AM

Why TF should we include France or Germany in with the others? They have no military to speak of, so no dog in the fight. They aren't even entitled to an opinion on the matter. The Chinese are selling weapons to the Iranians, so out they go, too. That leaves the US, UK and Russia, the real victors of WWII.

Up yours, Europe.

Posted by: John at September 18, 2006 12:38 PM

We hopefully HAVE an agenda for negotiations - "Cut it out with the nukes before we show you how they work." Not that we listen much to Teddy Roosevelt nowadays...

Posted by: Nightfly at September 18, 2006 01:43 PM

Obviously Chirac has been bought.
The only thing you can say about the French is that once they are bought they stay bought!
The only fun in this pathetic farce is finding what has been paid for and by whom!

Posted by: John Anthony at September 18, 2006 11:51 PM

Works for me, Nightfly.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at September 19, 2006 12:53 AM

A warm Swill Welcome, John Anthony! And you're right ~ you do get what you pay for with the French.

A BEAUTFUL sentiment, Diptera.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at September 19, 2006 07:45 AM