France to the Rescue

03-26-2003, 08:10 PM

NOT!

Kruechief · 03-26-2003, 08:35 PM

What a joke

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Krue

crabbait · 03-26-2003, 08:37 PM

That is funny, Keta. Hard to believe the audacity of the French.

We have not listened to the U.N. so far. Why would we begin to listen to them when it comes time to hand out the lucrative contracts for rebuilding Iraq.

Maybe we can make a deal with the French. We give them half the rebuilding contracts after the war and they pick up the war tab that GW just asked Congress for.

Fishplay · 03-26-2003, 09:35 PM

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Chirac has warned that France would vote against any U.N. Security Council resolution that would give "the American and British belligerents the right to administer Iraq."

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">This guy just doesn't know when to shut his PieHole. He's damned lucky this country doesn't support terrorism or he would be a Target.

Very amusing Keta. Thanks for testing my boiling point.....again.

Born to be Wild · 03-26-2003, 10:02 PM

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This guy just doesn't know when to shut his PieHole. He's damned lucky this country doesn't support terrorism or he would be a Target.

GutshotApe · 03-27-2003, 06:04 AM

[quote]Originally posted by Fishplay:

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This guy just doesn't know when to shut his PieHole. He's damned lucky this country doesn't support terrorism or he would be a Target.

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">Don't be so sure France doesn't "support" terrorism...we may find a few smoking guns that say "Made in France" once Soddom is removed.

Straydog · 03-27-2003, 06:27 AM

Silly French!

Don't they know reconstruction is for Cheney and Co??

They are months behind already!

Birdnest · 03-27-2003, 07:32 AM

Did you guys see that former US weapons inspector, Ritter (I think), quoted in a French newspaper that the US "would not win the war, and would go home with their tail tucked between our legs"?

France can keep him. Give him a vespa and a toothless French gal and call it good.

The Fishing Geek · 03-27-2003, 07:40 AM

It is absolutely nuts of France to think that their corporations can have any part of the bounty if their country isn't willing to sacrifice a few of their young men and women for it

03-27-2003, 07:50 AM

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It is absolutely nuts of France to think that their corporations can have any part of the bounty if their country isn't willing to sacrifice a few of their young men and women for it

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">The "bounty" belongs to the people of Iraq and it is for them to decide, hopefuly they'll support us.

cannonball · 03-27-2003, 07:59 AM

Another in a long list of Oxymorons.

France to the Rescue?

AnnaDraMoss · 03-27-2003, 08:09 AM

[QUOTE] Soddom [/Q

UOTE] Gutshotape that's funny

Hoosier Daddy · 03-27-2003, 08:10 AM

The wisdom of Eric Cartman....

"Stupid frogs"....

"French people **** me off!"....

Tilla · 03-27-2003, 08:40 AM

The French (and Germans and Russians) have $$$ invested in Iraq. Their politicians bowed to popular opinion in that country to stay out. But their leaders have to listen to the financial well being and realities too.
So, like many countries, this is actually a $$$ vs popular opinion. Turkey is another example.
"Follow the Money"

The Fishing Geek · 03-27-2003, 12:23 PM

pdxkevin,

We're not talking about rebuilding the Iraqi government here. We're talk about which country's corporations will get the fattest piece of the infrastructural-rebuilding pie, once we're done spilling the blood of our own citizens.

Really, it's quite morbid.

Hoosier Daddy · 03-27-2003, 01:41 PM

We shouldn't go somewhere just to provide a "fat piece of pie", but if none of their citizens are involved in the fight, they shouldn't expect to share in the redevelopment, as glorious as that is all liable to be

I agree it's morbid. It's slightly more morbid to me to want to jump on the bandwagon to get the bennies of someone else's casualties.

HeavyMetal BankFisherman · 03-27-2003, 05:48 PM

The US should and will most likely maintain control over the reconstruction of Iraq. All reconstruction contracts should go to US and British companies. As far as the French and Russians are concerned they should get nothing and any agreements they had with the soon to be former regime should be voided.

They had thier chance to be with us on this and they chose to complicate things. They better not be allowed to profit after the fact. And Turkey, they made the most fatal mistake. It is now going to take several weeks for us to get our equipment into Iraq after they refused to let us go in through the north. They complicated our plan and as our troops are engaged in ferocious battles, that northern front sure would have taken some of the pressure off our troops in the south of Iraq. It may well have shortened the war and saved US and British casualties. Shame on them. And now after the fact these countries are standing in line with thier hands out while they boycott our goods.

Our Ambassador to the UN had the right idea today when he walked out during a Security Council meeting.

The Fishing Geek · 03-27-2003, 06:26 PM

So glad to see that this little skirmish isn't in any way driven by corporate greed.

pdxkevin · 03-27-2003, 11:59 PM

The responsibility to reorganize and foster a healthier form of government should only go to those countries willing to remove the previous.

[ 03-27-2003, 01:03 PM: Message edited by: pdxkevin ]

Hoosier Daddy · 03-28-2003, 07:39 AM

My take is that we should do what needs to be done to get their country up and running and able to sustain itself. Then they can make their own decisions on who sells them what. In the meantime, there will be work to be done, and the French et al. have taken no responsibility so far, and so should not be held accountable for reconstructing the country.

How's that spin Geek? :grin:

Born to be Wild · 03-28-2003, 01:02 PM

Gutshot, I don't know if that was a typo on your behalf or not, but that indeed was funny. Wonder where his buddy Gomorrah is hiding?

HeavyMetal BankFisherman,
You're always right on when it comes to these issues. [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

Pilar · 03-28-2003, 02:53 PM

The reason the French, Germans, Russians et al have opposed the war is because they helped the Iraqi despot build weapons of mass destruction, the means to produce weapons of mass destruction and have profited greatly from it. These countries worship at the church of greed and thier latest behavior totally confirms this mindset. Risk nothing and profit from the blood and toil of others.

Why would it surprise anyone that the French would continue the well established and time honored tradition of switching sides so as to always be on the winning team?

J.Slay · 03-28-2003, 03:47 PM

I heard a good one:

You know the world is a changing when:
- The best rapper is white
- The best golfer is black
- The Swiss hold the America's Cup
- France claims American's are arrogant
- Germany doesn't want to go to war

Adieu