[Toliy]

Wow. Sarkozy’s government might be getting serious on this one...

[VOA]

The thermometers in H-ll must be hitting new lows.

But if the French are really serious about Iran...great!

[NonValueAdded]

“Prepare for war so you don’t have to fight one” is a paraphrase of the sage wisdom of the ages.

[Wiseghy]

The new French Government has been talking tough on Iran from Day One.

Not sure what they see has their interests there, but they probably do stand to gain if they can help broker peace in Iraq and play European bad cop on Iran. Nearly everyone in the region agrees that civil war and a stronger Iran are bad things. World insiders say that the US is too hamstrung by war politics to take a strong enough leadership role.

The French are deeply patriotic and can be very tough militarily if properly riled. They benefit by filling even a small part of the vacuum, which certainly exists at the moment.

[GOP Poet]

That leaves us Russia to deal with. I bet Putin continues his staunch stand over Iran—too much money to lose and surreptitious power. Once Putin started takin’ pictures with his shirt off I knew then I would probably see ww3 in my lifetime. However I hope it is all just bluster and we will be in Iran soon without all the hoopla from the 4th Reich—Russia. Blow-hards want so badly to be behind the iron curtain once again they’ll do anything. Sad.

[bikerman]

emphasizing that negotiations should still be the preferred course of action

emphasizing that white flags should still be the preferred course of action. There all fixed.

[drzz]

Don’t get to the conclusion too quickly.

The French are the French... Before you see one French soldier to show up for a war (Frnace does not like wars, it never wins them), we will be on autumn 2025.

[JamesA]

I’d say things about to get exciting.

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Something in the water?
Washington and Layayette

[EGPWS]

The nuclear Iranian crisis forces the world "to prepare for the worst" which "is war," French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Sunday evening, while emphasizing that negotiations should still be the preferred course of action.

To quote the excellent song from the '60's by the "grass Roots"

Where Were You When We Needed You!

[M. Espinola]

Let's hope someone in Washington is paying attention to French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on the dangerous issue of nuclear 'weapons' Iran, plus the fact Iran with terrorist cohort Syria (both armed by Russia) are responsible for murdering American troops serving in Iran.

How many more Americans must die in Iraq and Afghanistan before Washington acts firmly against Iran & Syria's dictatorships?

[Cincinna]

Bernard Kouchner and his boss, SuperSarko, seem to be very much ahead of the game.

[The South Texan]

I know it’s a wait and see thing with the French. Always has been and always will be.

But they appear to have more of a spine than we do in this country if one believes the polls and I seen no reason not to other than their samples are skewed. Still the American Sheeple voted in a bunch a spineless idiots into Congress in 2006 so that tells me the polls were not to far off.

IF the French are truly serious, more power to them.

Obviously if Hillary gets elected and with Brown taking over in Britain someone will have to fill the vacuum.

[kabar]

This is not only about Iran but the militant Islamic fundamentalists already in France. Sarko knows that France will be target number 1 in Europe when it comes to inciting violence and rebellion within his country. France has a vested interest in what happens in Iran and finally, a French leader understands that.