Posted by
JParks on Tuesday, August 01, 2006 10:17:23 PM
On Sunday, France claimed to be stepping up and taking the lead on the Middle East crisis.
Now, they won't even show up to a meeting to discuss the deployment of an international force to Lebanon? Damian at Pave France has a great post regarding
France's leadership during the latest Middle East crisis.
Also,
Yahoo News has more on the so-called French leadership. They really are sad:
"Public opinion in the Middle East is radicalising. We have to be
careful because if we do not rapidly have talks between all parties
then we risk a conflict which will completely take over the whole
region and turn the Muslim world against the West," he said.
Wasn't their opinion already radical? Can anyone remember a time when the Muslim world was not against the West?
"What distinguishes us from our American partners is that we (French)
have been demanding from the start an immediate cessation of
hostilities, (which is) the only condition for there to be a
negotiation, then a political accord and a sustainable ceasefire."
Oh I see. We've only been
asking for an end to hostilities. We didn't
demand it like the French did. Well, let's hope that Hizbullah is as willing to quit fighting as the French. Yeah, I know that's a cheap shot, but I think you saw it coming.
A "multinational force cannot have any true effectiveness while there is no ceasefire", Douste-Blazy said.
Oh come on! Why have a FORCE if they can't fight. This could explain why the French riots lasted for so long. The police didn't want to confront the rioters until they stopped rioting.