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2004-03-19 Europe

de Villepin~~head~~ - Iraqi Terrorism Is Our Fault

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Posted by Raj 2004-03-19 4:18:01 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The State Department dismissed the statement,

That's all that needed to be said.

Posted by ed 2004-3-19 4:48:21 PM|| 2004-3-19 4:48:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 yea whatever....just because europe does not have a backbone....from an American perspective there is less terrorism directed against 'our' soft targets because we confronting these loonies in their backyard.....status quo ended on 9-11 but not for the eurotrash!

Posted by Dan 2004-3-19 4:59:17 PM|| 2004-3-19 4:59:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Ever since the elections in Spain on Sunday, the Eurosocialists have been in a full-court press to put the situation in Iraq in as bad a light as possible. Villepin's statements go well beyond mere lying and well into the territory of delusion.

The French had better understand: we're damned well going to remember their backstabbing, anklebiting and weaselwording, and we're going to remember it for a long, LONG time.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-3-19 5:00:58 PM|| 2004-3-19 5:00:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 "Terrorism didnât exist in Iraq before,"

Ah, those nuanced French.

Gassing villages? Not terror.

Genocide campaigns? Not terror.

Mass graves featuring entire families? Not terror.

Torture chambers in every police station? Not terror.

Government-funded rape squads? Not terror.

It's almost as if modern France looks back on their own Reign of Terror with nostalgia rather than disgust.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-3-19 6:01:45 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-3-19 6:01:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Hilarious. France thy name is pussy.
You need another Corsican in charge to give you a little backbone.
(JFM excluded)

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2004-3-19 6:11:38 PM|| 2004-3-19 6:11:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Appeasement---Theory and Practice, 3rd Edition

by Dominique DeVillepin

Required reading for Terrorism and Dhimmitude 101. Due to the high demand for this text in Spain and France, copies are backordered. Be prepared to share textbooks until the textbook is restocked. Earlier editions may be used, it is just that examples are not quite up to date.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-3-19 6:25:17 PM|| 2004-3-19 6:25:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 France is trying to reframe the arguement. They know the recent capitulation of Spain will lead to increased attacks in Europe so they are preparing to blame the war in Iraq.

Those in America see one enemy who is picking targets. An enemy still bemoaning the tragedy of Andalusia. That enemy fought America and they lost Afghanistan and Iraq. That enemy fought against Iraqi's and died in droves and gaining no traction except in the western media. Then they blew up some Spaniards and they got a change of Government more to their liking so they start threatening France, etc.

Europe cannot see the pattern for some reason. Al Queda hated Saddam and Iraq yet they blew up Spanish trains because Saddam was removed from power? They see no contradiction there at all. Every attack is a retaliation for wrongdoing. "Thank You Sir May I have another!"

Posted by ruprecht 2004-3-19 6:54:38 PM|| 2004-3-19 6:54:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Clearly, Dominique has forgotten the Battle of Tours in 732 A.D. when France halted the Muslims' drive to take over Europe and end Christianity.
Betcha AlQ hasn't forgotten it, though.

Posted by Jen 2004-3-19 10:55:48 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-3-19 10:55:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Hats off to #3, #4 and #8 especially. Thanks!

"The United States is looking forward, not backward," department spokesman Adam Ereli said. "Our focus is on helping Iraq to build a safer, more democratic, more prosperous country and working with the international community to that end." Everyone should read the post by the Marine on the front lines.

Posted by ex-lib 2004-3-19 11:31:03 PM|| 2004-3-19 11:31:03 PM|| Front Page Top

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