I’m about ready to turn over leadership of this country to whichever fourth grader in the school across the street finishes his snack first.
Is Bush TRYING to become the worst foreign-policy president of all space and time?
We’re going to “punish” them. Even though the State Department, the body that carries out foreign policy, says it’s a bad idea. Punish them how, like we did Iraq for not doing things our way?
I’ve remained quiet about this stuff up until now. I COULD have been convinced this war was necessary, but not with the circular logic that has been employed by the Bushies.
When I click on Yahoo news I shouldn’t find that our country is going to “punish” another. This is ridiculous. No wonder the world thinks we’re morons.
Oh yeah, we’re in the Pit. Shit, piss, goat felching, etc…
Typicially subtle diplomacy from the Bush Administration.
Now watch as it’s equally subtle supporters emerge to claim Saddam bought Chirac off and that the French are all traitors.
I think they should continue to punish the French the way some stores in my area are punishing the French - all French products are on sale! All that wine and cheese… thirty percent off. Nice.
Well, they do have weapons of mass destruction you know, plus a lovely countryside, much more hospitable for invading than a desert. I’d recommend August when the cities are undefended.
Ah-ha all has suddenly become clear, thanks Gassendi. It was strange that Blair supported Bush so much. But obviously this was the deal, UK would help US get rid of Iraq, and in return UK will getm US help in taking over France.
I don’t think they want to punish France so much as blame France. They are attempting to get the public to fixate on Les Frogues so they can float the balloon that, really, most everybody was on our side but dat ol’ debbil France messed it all up. France went around muscling and bullying other countries with their overpowering economic advantages. Bribery, extortion, that sort of thing. Wasn’t a diplomatic boondoggle. It was France.
Lot of Muslims in France, you know. And Charles DeGualle was very tall. Lots of tall Muslims, it necessarily follows. Good place for a very tall Muslim to hide out. Not that I’m suggesting anything…
And, of course, we still have the maps. They probably haven’t done anything to the roads since '44, so they’ll still be pretty accurate. Iraq took about a week, France should be good for, oh,…lunch?
This is an entirely different situation, and entirely inappropriate.
The UN is not a dinner party; I’d compare it more to a working environment. I don’t know where you work, but to remain professional and productive, I have to work with people I don’t agree with, even people I don’t like, every day. And I have to do so in a professional, courteous manner. This is no different.
To put it simply, if I were to make a public show of trying to
“punish” someone I disagreed with in the workplace, I’d be fired in short order. And I think it more than likely that if the Bush Administration continues this isolationist policy, it will have its collective ass canned from the international community.
This shit should be comedy, but its really happening. Next, I expect to see Bush in the Oval Office, waggling his tongue at a photo of Chirac. This administration has just regressed from high-school politics to grade-school politics.
