Crusader War College

Oh gimmie a BREAK!

Kathy at On the third Hand posts an article about French/American relations. She found the title interesting, but I found the substance the usual drivel...

After a year filled with much public name-calling and disagreement over the war in Iraq, relations between France and the United States remain deeply troubled, and there is little hope in sight for a strong renewal of the two nations' past friendship.

Good. Nothing like giving the cold shoulder to let you know that we're not stupid enough to ignore the backstabbing you gave us. God forbid, however, that the illusion that all Americans are morons because they elected someone you call a moron be dispelled.

"The U.S. will not forget France's behavior during the Iraqi crisis nor its threat of a veto at the U.N. Security Council," said Philippe Moreau-Desfarges, a senior fellow at IFRI, the French Institute of International Relations.

You should have taken a page from Canada's Jean Chretien, registered your polite disagreement, and stayed the hell out of our way.

This was confirmed by the recent American announcement that France, along with Germany and Russia, would be excluded from lucrative reconstruction contracts in Iraq.

A cold shoulder is one thing. That financial JDAM to your pocketbook was to make sure we had your attention.

"It's going to be difficult to get relations back on an even keel as long as the two leaderships are there because a personal trust issue is making it difficult. I think we're in for a period of, if not mistrust, then at least difficult dialogue," said Guillaume Parmentier, director of the Center on the United States at IFRI.

Go ahead and continue to delude yourself that this is just a "personal trust" issue, since everyone else in the world is taking up the refrain that it is Bush's fault, from Global Warming to hangnails. By the way Guillaume, are you by any chance related to Captain Parmenter who commanded F Troop?.

"The need is not equal, and the two countries' weight is not the same," said Moreau-Desfarges. "France needs America because it is the guardian of European and Middle Eastern security, and Europe needs the Middle East for its oil supply. And the U.S. needs France, but to a lesser degree, because France is an important part of Europe, and Europe remains an important support and ally for the United States."

Funny, the most striking image I recall from those pre-war days is Bush, Blair, and Aznar at three podiums in the Azores, surrounded by the national flags of the three nations. There should have been more, but there weren't, thanks to you assholes.

And if by "not equal", you mean we're not the same as you, my response is "Thank God!"

While diplomatic channels are strained, the U.S. can still benefit from its relationship with France because of the latter's experience in fighting terrorism.

This area of cooperation was brought to the forefront during the Christmas holidays, when the two countries agreed to cancel several Air France flights between Paris and Los Angeles because of possible terrorist attacks.

You're kidding, right? In fact, we thought you'd quietly pick off the would-be terrorists as they arrived at the ticket counter in the terminal just before boarding the flights. Instead, you cancelled the flights, spooked the would be pilot, talked to the guys you picked up, and then let them go. Our mistake in expecting you to show some of that famed French savoir faire. We'll keep you in the loop, but our expectations won't be as high next time.

Another area of cooperation remains for the Department of the Treasury, which can gain from France's more developed experience in dealing with money laundering.

"The more we work on pragmatic issues, the easier it is," said Parmentier.

Oh. THAT experience. In that area, we yield the mastery to you. Now, show us how its done by starting with all that money in the Oil for Food program held by French banks...

France's efforts to mend official relations with the United States have been sporadic and have not led to any real warming.

Last week, French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin praised the announcement that Libya would agree to abandon its weapons of mass destruction but felt it necessary to add that France had been aware of the discussions and not excluded from them.

Wrong. It was someone in the defense department who said that. Dominique (who is a man), issued a correction denying that, perhaps out of fear of what OUR Secretary of Defense Donald "Old Europe" Rumsfeld would have said in reply. Mon Dieu, Qui est-ce que ecrivez cette merde?*

Earlier this month, following a meeting between U.S. envoy James Baker and President Jacques Chirac, France agreed to reduce Iraq's national debt to help in its reconstruction.

If I didn't know better, this sounds as if France was going to chip in some money to reduce the Iraqi national debt. However, I DO know that what France promised was to forgive part of the debt Saddam ran up buying French military arms to threaten his neighbors and keep his people under his thumb. We'll wait in line to thank you, after the Iraqi people get done chewing a new asshole out of your butt thanking you for financing, facilitating, and protecting their oppressor.

Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite MON OIEL!**

Quelle Bande des tetes-merdees.***

Note: My thanks to Petty Officer Binns stationed in Germany for reminding me that Jean Chretien, not Jacques Chriac was the Canadian PM who wisely stayed out of our way....

*My god, who writes this shit?

**Liberty, equality, Fraternity my eye!

***What a bunch of shit-heads.

Posted by ptah at December 29, 2003 07:48 PM