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| Straw labels French Leaders "neurotic" |
| 2003-09-15 |
| British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has accused French leaders of suffering from an anti-American "neurosis" leading one tabloid newspaper to warn that Straw had triggered an "astonishing diplomatic row". Why the hell can’t we Merkins have a Secretary of State as good as Jack Straw? *pouts* The Daily Mail reported that Straw "reignited tensions" over the Iraq war, which France opposed, by accusing French leaders of being anti-American. "There isn’t any question but that a significant part of the way in which the French political diplomatic class defines itself is against America, and this has been a continuing neurosis amongst the French political class for many decades," Straw was quoted as saying. Maybe if we made Colon and Condi swap jobs???? |
| Posted by:Ptah |
| #7 "Why the hell can’t we Merkins have a Secretary of State as good as Jack Straw?" Because he believes too much that those in power have no need to listen to other people. Remember, when residentd of Gibraltar talked of a non-binding vote on giving Spain "co-rule" he called the very idea of a vote 'undemocratic.' |
| Posted by: John Anderson 2003-9-15 6:49:38 PM |
| #6 Just in case you read French, you might want to take a look at Le Monde where philosopher André Glucksmann gives French foreign policy a pretty good whacking. Irak : faut-il aider les Etats-Unis? |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2003-9-15 5:39:31 PM |
| #5 I'm perfectly happy to see someone of his class - and his honesty - in European politics. The rest of the crowd would push a prostitute to seek a cloister. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-9-15 3:28:04 PM |
| #4 Wow... the part where he says the neurosis stems from the fact that Britain stood alone while the French capitulated to the Germans in WW2 was the best thing I've ever heard a senior politican say. He's taken the belt from Rumsfield hands down. Ladies and gentlemen introduing the NEW heavyweight champion of tellin it straight in the world.... JJJJJAAAACK STRAW! Ok, I got a little carried away there ;) Seriously this guy is a class act, I wish we had him in the US admin. |
| Posted by: Damn_Proud_American 2003-9-15 2:42:50 PM |
| #3 We can't have a "straight talking" Secretary of State because there's power in "good-cop/bad-cop" and we would be silly to waste that power. As disgusting a game as it is, we actually benefit. You want more straight talkers? Good grief, many people are upset that the President, the Vice President, and the Secretary of Defense are straight talkers! They would prefer Clintonesque BS to reality. |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-9-15 2:39:20 PM |
| #2 This is awesome! Straw is welcome in the US, too, when the EUwwww throws him out for their greatest crime: truth-telling. |
| Posted by: .com (Prez for Life - My Isles of Langerhans) 2003-9-15 2:13:46 PM |
| #1 I still can't believe the amount of vapors straight talk causes the diplos. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-9-15 11:49:55 AM |