[MadIvan]

More, more! ;)

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[Sonny M]

Jealousy is ones envy. I see no reason to even consider frances opinions any more then one considers the opinions of say ethiopia or somalia. They are irrelevant.

[hobson]

When told by the New York Times that Mr Bush would make sure he was in France for the minimum possible time, a senior French diplomat responded tartly: "We are not forcing anyone to spend the night in France.

They certainly are getting snippy about it.

[Centurion2000]

a senior French diplomat responded tartly: "We are not forcing anyone to spend the night in France.

"It amazes me that he doesn't realise the Swiss government was extremely hostile to war. They didn't even allow overflight rights for American planes."

The Swiss had the good sense to stay out of our way and shut up about it.

[Enemy Of The State]

> "He looks French," one White House adviser was quoted as saying about Senator John Kerry, a Democratic presidential challenger<

ROTFLMAO!!

[UCFRoadWarrior]

France should be counting their blessings that the US isnt invading France. US would take Paris within a week, tops.

At least some Iraqi's did try to fire back. I doubt the sissy French would do the same

[Dutchgirl]

When told by the New York Times that Mr Bush would make sure he was in France for the minimum possible time, a senior French diplomat responded tartly: "We are not forcing anyone to spend the night in France.

I think he should do what travellers have done for centuries...while staying in france, bring his own CLEAN linen, and some safe water from home.
Then again, he is the President and a hop across the channel in Marine One would give him the opportunity to enjoy a lovely night at one of the Savoy Hotels, like Claridges.

[Tango Whiskey Papa]

FRANCE - Some Famous Quotes

"France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes." --Mark Twain

"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me." --General George S. Patton

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion." --Norman Schwarzkopf

"We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it." --Marge Simpson

"As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure." --Jacques Chirac, President of France

"As far as France is concerned, you're right." --Rush Limbaugh

"The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee." --Regis Philbin

"The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch not dressed any better, on average, than the citizens of Baltimore. True, you can sit outside in Paris and drink little cups of coffee, but why this more stylish than sitting inside and drinking large glasses of whiskey I don't know." --P. J. O'Rourke

"You know, the French remind me a little bit of an aging actress of the 1940s who was still trying to dine out on her looks but doesn't have the face for it." --John McCain

"You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is French, people." --Conan O'Brien

"I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of France!" --Jay Leno

"The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into Paris under a German flag." --David Letterman

"France is a dog-hole." - William Shakespeare, (All's Well That Ends Well, c.1603)

"The friendship of the French is like their wine, exquisite but of short duration." - German saying.

"In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French; I never did succeed in making those idiots understand their language." - Mark Twain

France: A relatively small and eternally quarrelsome country in Western Europe, fountainhead of rationalist political manias, militarily impotent, historically inglorious during the past century, democratically bankrupt, Communist-infiltrated from top to bottom. --William F. Buckley, Jr.

France is the only country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet paper. --Billy Wilder

What I gained by being in France was learning to be better satisfied with my own country. --Samuel Johnson

I would have loved it--without the French. --D. H. Lawrence

Everything is on such a clear financial basis in France. It is the simplest country to live in. No one makes things complicated by becoming your friend for any obscure reason. If you want people to like you, you have only to spend a little money. --Ernest Hemingway

Frenchmen are like gunpowder, each by itself smutty and contemptible, but mass them together and they are terrible indeed! --Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The French probably invented the very notion of discretion. It's not that they feel that what you don't know won't hurt you; they feel that what you don't know won't hurt them. To the French lying is simply talking. --Fran Lebowitz

They aren't much at fighting wars anymore. Despite their reputation for fashion, their women have spindly legs. Their music is sappy. But they do know how to whip up a plate of grub. --Mike Royko

Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his passion for equality. --Charles de Gaulle

[pepsi_junkie]

This is good news, IMHO. During the Cold War, with the Soviets taking up the whole of Eastern Europe, Spain lost to Franco, and Greece and Turkey at each other's throats, we needed harmony in Western Europe and France and Germany were critical to that. We took a lot of crap from France in order to maintain our broader strategic goals, but the time for letting them snort at us with impunity is past. It's a new dawn, and we need to focus on more relevant allies to go with it.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

Bush should fly over to England and spend the night. It certainly would be a lot more fun and relaxing being among wonderful allies.

[6ppc]

To call someone "French" has become the choice term of derision in Washington.

LOL!

[Bob J]

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[Lawgvr1955]

Neal Boortz had the Danish pizza owner, who won't serve French or German customers, on the radio today. He stated that he is under investigation there for some offense related to his refusing of service. Boortz offered to pay the man's fine, but he refused say that he did not want any money going to the Danish government for prosecuting him. He said he would rather take the jail sentence than have Boortz pay his fine for him.

Also, he related that he had gotten several hundred letters of support from the US. He is expecting to personally answer all of them when he gets the time.

[Scothia]

France should be as relevant to the future of the USA as, say, Surinam, Sierra Leone, or Liechstenstein.

[MeekMom]

Condi: "punish France, ignore Germany and forgive Russia."
Yeah? That's not enough in my opinion.
And Powel sounding tough doesn't resound any hopes for me either. He's been a cream puff too often.

[CWOJackson]

And SkyBlue is punishing France by giving them a $4 billion dollar deal.

I take off my hat and salute SkyBlue; with an extended middle finger.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Good post!

[capitan_refugio]

Ivan, I think you would agree with me:

Shun the French!

[redrock]

There is NO need to punish the French.

They ARE, after all,FRENCH...which is punishment enough.

redrock

[Movemout]

"Condoleezza Rice, Mr Bush's national security adviser, is said to have come up with a slogan for how to break up the pre-war "non-nein-nyet" alliance against America over Iraq: punish France, ignore Germany and forgive Russia. "

IMHO this is quite brilliant. France bears the brunt of the pain. Germany doesn't want to end up in the same category as France and, as yet unformed Russia is still in whatever future game we want them to play