Here's a thought.
Why would we expect the French to fight to liberate the Iraqis when they wouldn't fight to liberate themselves?
And another comment by Tony Blankley,
"M. Jacques Chirac, the well-tailored-70-year old French president...revealed himself to be a vulgar, unsubtle bully.
According to the Associated Press, M. Chirac 'launched a withering attack...on eastern European nations who signed letters
backing the U.S. position on Iraq.' He accused [Poland and her neighbors] of acting irresponsibly by expressing their [support for the U.S.]. ... It is worth recalling that while French soldiers were throwing down their rifles in 1940 as the Germans advanced, the flower of Polish manhood charged into the invading Nazi tanks on horseback in the last and most gallant cavalry charge in history. Of course, they were killed to the last man. While the Poles were dying with their boots on, the French were living on their knee-pads -- during which, they cheerfully ferreted out and shipped their French Jews off to the German death camps. How dare the French [chastise] the Poles...."
And finally, I like this one also,
"We thought we were preparing for war with Saddam Husein and not Jacques Chirac." Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandr Vondra, responding to French President Chirac's scolding of European countries who have publicly supported the United States' position on Iraq.
Now, I know that war is not a 'good' thing but how many history lessons do we need to know that appeasement or weakness or whatever you want to call it never works?
Why would we expect the French to fight to liberate the Iraqis when they wouldn't fight to liberate themselves?
And another comment by Tony Blankley,
"M. Jacques Chirac, the well-tailored-70-year old French president...revealed himself to be a vulgar, unsubtle bully.
According to the Associated Press, M. Chirac 'launched a withering attack...on eastern European nations who signed letters
backing the U.S. position on Iraq.' He accused [Poland and her neighbors] of acting irresponsibly by expressing their [support for the U.S.]. ... It is worth recalling that while French soldiers were throwing down their rifles in 1940 as the Germans advanced, the flower of Polish manhood charged into the invading Nazi tanks on horseback in the last and most gallant cavalry charge in history. Of course, they were killed to the last man. While the Poles were dying with their boots on, the French were living on their knee-pads -- during which, they cheerfully ferreted out and shipped their French Jews off to the German death camps. How dare the French [chastise] the Poles...."
And finally, I like this one also,
"We thought we were preparing for war with Saddam Husein and not Jacques Chirac." Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandr Vondra, responding to French President Chirac's scolding of European countries who have publicly supported the United States' position on Iraq.
Now, I know that war is not a 'good' thing but how many history lessons do we need to know that appeasement or weakness or whatever you want to call it never works?
posted by Dennis at
10:15 AM
