It is ridiculous to think Sarko should name people to his cabinet who will please Americans. When was the last time one of our president’s named someone to a cabinet post to please the French, or anyone else for that matter? He has to name people with whom he can rule the country, and he has to name people that will help him get effective control of the French Parliament. I suspect this guy fulfills those requirements. He can’t be much different from Michel Barnier, and he certainly isn’t Dominque Villepin.
He proposed the foreign ministry to an anti-US fanatic whose last book was “facing the hyper-power” (building Europe against the USA)
What’s important is that Sarkozy put France in the good side in the battle for civilization.