# This French Stodginess is getting ridiculous **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [March 14, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-french-stodginess-is-getting-ridiculous/161207 "2003-03-14T00:07:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![if\_you\_don\_t\_know\_i\_won\_t\_tell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/fbc32d/32.png) [@if\_you\_don\_t\_know\_i\_won\_t\_tell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if_you_don_t_know_i_won_t_tell)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-french-stodginess-is-getting-ridiculous/161207/41 "2003-03-16T02:43:40Z")
I don’t really have anything to add that hasn’t been said… I just wanted to say that it’s great to see a real discussion like this. Usually arguments about this result in pretty nasty namecalling. Keep up the good work 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-french-stodginess-is-getting-ridiculous/161207/42 "2003-03-16T02:49:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by torben \* > **The concern is that these “couple of chemical warheads” will turn in to thousands of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons that could harm America on a massive scale if we continue to stand around and do nothing.** Is there any reason to believe this would happen? What makes you think Iraq would want to commit suicide by using chemical weapons on the United States? Does anyone really seriously think Iraq’s going to use chemical weapons against the USA? > [@](#): > > Do you really think he would hesitate to use these weapons against America once he had the chance to do so? Umm… well, yes, because he already has. Iraq fought a war against the USA in 1991 - you may recall that - and didn’t use chemical weapons. Iraq has been attacked by American and British warplanes on a regular basis since then, and has never used chemical weapons. Why would they decide to do so now? ---
**Author:** ![Halogen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Halogen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Halogen)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-french-stodginess-is-getting-ridiculous/161207/43 "2003-03-16T03:19:22Z")
What a joke! Is this [comedycentral.com](http://comedycentral.com)? X~Slayer: You Limbaugh-listening lemming, where do all of these “terrorists” come from? And why do they hate us in that part of the world? “For our freedom!” geezes G. Gordon gaspily: “And now more about the fun I recently had parachuting with my friends in the military of Israel…” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-french-stodginess-is-getting-ridiculous/161207/44 "2003-03-18T02:46:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fox in the Snow \* > Secondly, to all those who say that the French oppose war because they want to hide their secert deals with the Iraqis. The French are many things but they aren’t stupid. It’s been obvious for a long time that the US are going into Iraq no matter what. Given this would it not make more sense for the French to support the US in exchange for their misdemeanours not coming to light? If they did have something to hide why would they be antagonizing the very people who are going to find it? Why, when it was clear that the allies were going to win the war, did the Swiss keep trading with the Germans and allow them to hide their assets in the Swiss banking system? The Swiss had plenty to hide regarding their dealings with the Germans. And yet they didn’t seem to have a problem with antagonizing the Allies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-french-stodginess-is-getting-ridiculous/161207.md?page=2)