[MadIvan]

With you at the first, with you to the last. As for the French, there will be a price to be paid for their treachery. To quote Henry V:

But tell the Dauphin I will keep my state,
Be like a king, and show my sail of greatness
When I do rouse me in my throne of France.
For that have I laid by my majesty
And plodded like a man for working days,
But I will rise there with so full a glory
That I will dazzle all the eyes of France,
Yea, strike the Dauphin blind to look on us.
And tell the pleasant prince this mock of his
Hath turn'd his balls to gun-stones, and his soul
Shall stand sore charged for the wasteful vengeance
That shall fly with them; for many a thousand widows
Shall this his mock, mock out of their dear husbands,
Mock mothers from their sons, mock castles down,
And some are yet ungotten and unborn
That shall have cause to curse the Dauphin's scorn.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[Happygal]

Ironic...Chiraq's pussy-footing around trying to prevent a war, will result in one coming even sooner.

The French are lily-livered scum.

[Miss Marple]

And here is another quote from the same play:

This day is called the feast of Crispian:
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when the day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian:'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars.
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispin's day.'
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember with advantages
What feats he did that day: then shall our names.
Familiar in his mouth as household words
Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester,
Be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember'd;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day

[BillCompton]

This might the most important development in months. This one is huge.

[George W. Bush]

Blair is facing the reality of the U.N. and getting that reminder British leaders have experienced for centuries: the perfidy of France.

I think Tony is just doing a little last minute cleanup and prep work. Then the Anglo armies are going to roll.

If we are to have only one ally in all the world going in to battle with us, I'm glad it's Britain, Labor governmnet or not.

[prairiebreeze]

and now Canada is said to be trying to get the French to re-think the veto.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/863631/posts

My understanding from something I read quite a while back was that even if the 18th resolution wasn't passed, at least Blair could say that he tried hard to obtain it--and hope to mollify his critics to an extent.

I'm wondering if that still holds true and if some of these delays have been an attempt by Blairs' admin. to prep the British public for war?

Prairie

[SarahFree]

Sky News is reporting that the Queen has cancelled a trip to Belgium.

Diplomatic sources added: "It would be considered inappropriate for her to be outside the United Kingdom at such a sensitive time."

The Queen had been due to visit Brussels on March 18 and 19 at the invitation of King Albert.

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-12267985,00.html