[Skunk]

Originally posted by The Hierophant: quote: Originally posted by Timber Loftis: the president of France, Jacques Chirac, made his own stunning speech in Paris. In what appeared to be an extended ad lib in an otherwise unremarkable text, Chirac said he had just finished reading Anne Applebaum's book "Gulag," which this week won the Pultizer Prize. Said Chirac, "Halfway through it a lightbulb went off. I had an insight. An inspiration! Applebaum reminds us of the Soviet reign of terror. We know who ended that, and let's face it, it wasn't French intellectuals smoking Gauloises and shrugging with silent existential eloquence. It was America. While Harry Truman was doing his best to give us the Marshall Plan and save Europe, Stalin was getting drunk all night and deciding who to shoot next. Bastarde. A regular Saddam. And then I realized: Oh, I have been unappreciative! I have been silly about America. She has more than proved her high mindedness and idealism and tradition of goodness. And now she is having a bad time in Iraq. Well, I have decided it is time to stand with America as America has stood with us. So, 'Pershing, we are here!' We will send French troops to join the coalition. This is a historic move--but then any country that is magnifique would do it. And France is magnifique. And by the way, Mr. Berlusconi, the leaders of Europe are not a bunch of 'big ugly slugs.' "

Is this s**t for real? [img]graemlins/saywhat.gif[/img] Man, there's gotta be some hardcore behind-the-scenes dealings going down if Chirac pulls such an abrupt 180 on his Iraq-war stance. Just what the hell is going on here? What's he up to? hmmm..... [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]Of course it's not real. It just demonstrates the fantasy world of both the author and those that choose to read it. Chirac is even refusing the NATO banner to be raised in the country - until the UN takes hold and a legitimate government is installed:
http://www.reuters.com/locales/newsA...toryID=4764484

[ 04-09-2004, 06:38 AM: Message edited by: Skunk ]