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French President Hollande Blames US For Its Terrorist Problems
2016-09-13
[Daily Caller] French President Francois Hollande commemorated 9/11 by blaming the U.S. for France's terrorism problem on Facebook.

Hollande prefaced his admonishment by parroting the now famous, "We Are All Americans Today," headline from French newspaper Le Monde, dated September 12, 2001. Hollande then blamed the U.S. response to 9/11, particularly the 2003 invasion of Iraq, for fanning the flames of terrorism.

"Even though France, through (ex-President) Jacques Chirac, rightly refused to join the intervention which it even condemned, it has still been a victim of the consequences of the chaos it caused," Hollande continued.

France may have opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq but it also aggressively supported the 2011 NATO intervention in Libya. France and Britain pursued a United Nations (U.N.) Security Council resolution supporting a no-fly zone in Libya, and heavily pressured President Obama to sign on to the plan.
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  "Even though France, through (ex-President) Jacques Chirac, rightly refused to join the intervention which it even condemned, it has still been a victim of the consequences of the chaos it caused," Hollande continued.

The war killed the kickbacks Saddam was funneling through French bank Societe General through the UN Oil-for-Food program set up to get around sanctions. Accountability bites.
Posted by: Thor Lumumba3940   2016-09-13 20:25  

#10  Well, the Obama/Hillary administration did fan the flames of the Arab Spring which resulted in a huge outflow of refugees to Europe--another failed policy with a great deal of fallout.
Posted by: JohnQC   2016-09-13 19:33  

#9  I guess it all started with France helping the US during the revolution.

Damn Frenchies fucking everything up through us!
Posted by: DarthVader   2016-09-13 17:40  

#8  Sounds like our President.
Posted by: Angolutle Prince of the Veal Cutlets4353   2016-09-13 17:03  

#7  He is just pissed because he has o putt up with Renaults and Citerons, while we get COPO Camaros, CobraPack Mustangs and Hellcats.
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2016-09-13 13:54  

#6  We blow our noses in your general direction, Hollande.
Posted by: gorb   2016-09-13 12:35  

#5  " . . . you know frankly, going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion. You just leave a lot of useless noisy baggage behind." - Jed Babbin
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2016-09-13 11:10  

#4  No wonder this dickhead's doing so poorly in the polls.
Posted by: Raj   2016-09-13 11:06  

#3  [Imitating a Frenchman] F*** you, Americans! Uncultured, crass Americans! We hate all of you! Fu—the Germans are here! Hello, Americans! We love you!

~ Robin Williams
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-09-13 10:04  

#2  I'm hurt.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-09-13 10:04  

#1  How about European colonialism + the Marxist guilt industry instead? [We didn't start the fire]
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-09-13 09:45  

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