Re: French Join In on Anti-France Bandwagon

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 00:17:10 -0600, The Department of Defense wrote:

> French Join In on Anti-France Bandwagon
> 
> PARIS  - France's opposition to military action in Iraq sparked a
> backlash around the globe,

Actually, the backlash sparked around the globe against Bush's positions
is considerably bigger. France's position regarding the invasion of Iraq
is actually supported by the vast majority of the world's people and
governments.

> but criticism of the country is now coming from an unlikely source - the
> French themselves.

They make it sound like something new, like the French are now having
second thoughts, but this isn't news.  In the past year, 20% (or so) of
the French have supported the invasion.  Chirac was, and still is, in tune
with the other 80% who were opposed to a unilateral intervention.  Chirac
is also in tune with the 90% of the Spaniards and Italians who opposed
their government's position on Iraq.

> In the last few months, there have been a slew of books published in the
> country slamming French policy ....

There has been no shortage of books published in the U.S. or the U.K. that
violently opposed Bush's and Blair's position on Iraq, Palestine, and
other important subjects.   Many Americans call Bush "the worst president
ever".  I don't care much for Chirac, but you don't hear too many people
say that about him.