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2003-03-04 North Africa

Chirac Algeria trip ends triumphant, but...

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Posted by Seafarious 2003-03-04 02:56 pm|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is a good example of how France's policy isn't really as nuts as it may appear from this side of the pond. Remember, France fought an incredibly brutal colonial war in Algeria way back when. And now the Algerians seem to love them. The French are earning big points from the Islamic world for standing up to the "big, bad US" in the UN. Combine that with a general willingness to see Israel die, and you're now very popular with 1/6th of the worlds population. And what did it cost them? Next to nothing -- for now.

Posted by Patrick Phillips 2003-03-04 15:25:08|| 2003-03-04 15:25:08|| Front Page Top

#2 That works for them in the short term...
Problem is, they're already on a collision course with Islam over the 'cites'.
I'd give even odds for something really nasty happening as soon as we hit Iraq.

Posted by Dishman 2003-03-04 16:01:03|| 2003-03-04 16:01:03|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm sure that there a lot of Algerians that want to move over to France (remember the cries of "Visa, Visa" yesterday). The bigger the enclave, the more pressure for Sharia Law in their area. Froggie Boy (TM) better watch what he is doing.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-03-04 17:58:43|| 2003-03-04 17:58:43|| Front Page Top

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