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| Leaders Dispute NATO Role in Iraq |
| 2004-06-10 |
| via WaPo Staff Writers - EFL And here we go again... Login: woman@mailinator.com woman Thursday, June 10, 2004 SAVANNAH, Ga., June 9 -- France and the United States clashed anew over Iraq on Wednesday, jarring the Group of Eight summit that the Bush administration had hoped would bury the diplomatic battles of the past. Just hours after President Bush expressed hope that NATO could play an expanded role in providing security for Iraq, French President Jacques Chirac emphatically rejected the idea. "I do not think that it is NATO’s job to intervene in Iraq," Chirac told reporters in a videoconference from Sea Island, the private resort where the leaders have gathered. "Moreover, I do not have the feeling that it would be either timely or necessarily well understood," said Chirac, adding that he had "strong reservations on this initiative." Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a guest at the summit, later echoed Chirac’s concern. Asked whether NATO, which includes Turkey as a member, should have a role in Iraq, Erdogan said: "The concept we’ve been emphasizing is the role of the United Nations." ...more... So nothing’s really changed, just the venue from the UNSC to NATO. France’s membership in NATO is limited, and this may come into play, but it looks like the same old shit if Turkey’s going to fall for another of Chirac’s games. I wonder if Erdogan thinks Chirac will really be around to back him, or would really live up to his side of the bargain, for EU membership, assuming they ever get a shot. What a sucker. Here we go again. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #14 The UN and NATO are two separate organizations Panama is a famous isthmius and Florida a purdy big pennisula. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-10 7:48:53 PM |
| #13 The question is not whether or not there is a role for NATO in Iraq. The question is whether or not there should be a role for France anywhere. |
| Posted by: MinneMike 2004-06-10 3:42:40 PM |
| #12 Tayyip Erdogan, a guest at the summit, later echoed Chirac’s concern. Yippy to Chirac..."if I let you screw me, can I be your friend"? |
| Posted by: B 2004-06-10 9:24:18 AM |
| #11 MW - Lol! Okay, in that case, you're a seriously humorless being in need of a bottle of chill pills. You don't read the commentary very closely, either, for I clearly indicated Chirac had merely changed venue - from org to org, get it? Relax. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-06-10 8:39:51 AM |
| #10 #7: No, I'm not joking. |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-06-10 8:20:14 AM |
| #9 In consideration of Chirac I provide a quote from Friends character,Rachel to Ross."No uteris no opinion". |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-06-10 8:13:41 AM |
| #8 "Shallow people are safe for our children to play with." Besides, it's sometimes useful to know what the kids on the short bus are talking about. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-06-10 7:40:03 AM |
| #7 MW - You are joking when you instruct us that the UN and NATO are separate orgs, right? Lol! I sure as hell hope so! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-06-10 7:30:21 AM |
| #6 The UN and NATO are two separate organizations. The UN's resolution about Iraqi sovereignty did not obligate NATO to send security troops to Iraq any more than it obligated: * the World Bank to send loan officers there * the World Health Organization to send doctors there * the World Organization of the Scout Movement to send scout leaders there. |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-06-10 7:23:37 AM |
| #5 Anon - That is one of NMM's deeper thoughts - and part of why he's so endearing to RBers. Shallow people are safe for our children to play with. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-06-10 3:58:58 AM |
| #4 Mike: You seem to be of the opinion that all of Saudi Arabia, all the people in that nation, as well as all members of its government are in lock step with bin Laden. That there are no modern or moderate muslims in the halls of power, or in the street. Why does this strike me as racist, or simplistique? |
| Posted by: Anon 2004-06-10 3:54:47 AM |
| #3 Jacques, Jacques, Jacques, how many times must I tell you that NATO's role is *not* to present a surrender, but to *receive* it. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2004-06-10 2:41:08 AM |
| #2 Yup Spookie-- France is an enemy--and in your GOP of right thinking foreign states a/k/a Saudi Arabia is an ALLY! |
| Posted by: Not Mike Moore 2004-06-10 2:33:47 AM |
| #1 Chirac is a real c**k sucker. He's backstabbing us again - and he's even bailing on Reagan's funeral. What does it take for the US to wake up and start treating this guys like what he is: an ENEMY. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-06-10 1:57:00 AM |