Monday, September 17, 2007
Iran says France stoking crisis with war talk - Yahoo! News
Oh this story is rich with irony. :)
Iran on Monday accused French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner of stoking a crisis after he said France must prepare for the possibility of war over Tehran's disputed nuclear program.
The official IRNA news agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini as saying Kouchner's remarks were not in line with European Union policies.
What? Do you mean that they are showing some backbone and won't put up with your line of bullshit because they are tired of appeasing threats against the safety and security of their citizens? It's THAT the "policy" you're speaking of?
In a commentary on Monday, IRNA accused France of "extremism," an apparent reference to Kouchner's statement.
Pot, meet kettle.
But the best part was that the French Foreign Minister was backed up by the Prime Minister of France:
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Monday that everything must be done to avoid war with Iran, but added that Kouchner was right to say the situation was dangerous and must be taken seriously.
It looks like they're getting tired of being pushed around and threatened Iran.
Travis
Labels: France, iran, nuclear program
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Iran Prepared to Fill Iraq Power Vacuum
Sounds like a deal with the devil to me. Of course they're willing to "help out" in Iraq. They've been taking pot shots at our guys for quite some time now and they'd be happy to step in and loot the country that they fought for a long 8 years in the 80's.
But that doesn't deter one politician. One who sees through their bullshit rhetoric and is willing to call them on their nuclear program: Bush? Nope. Blair? Nope. France's President Sarkozy. FRANCE? Let me look at that report again. Yep, says France.
Sarkozy is saying that if diplomacy doesn't work, then airstrikes against their nuclear program are certainly in order.
"This initiative is the only one that can enable us to escape an alternative that I say is catastrophic: the Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran," he said, adding that it was the worst crisis currently facing the world.
Sarkozy criticized Russia for its dealings on the international stage. "Russia is imposing its return on the world scene by using its assets, notably oil and gas, with a certain brutality," he said.
"When one is a great power, one should not be brutal."
Energy disputes between Russia and neighbors such as Belarus and Ukraine have raised doubts in Europe about Moscow's reliability as a gas exporter. It supplies Europe, via its neighbors, with around a quarter of its gas demands.
Sarkozy had warm words for the United States, saying friendship between the two countries was important. But he said he felt free to disagree with American policies, highlighting what he called a lack of leadership on the environment.
I simply cannot believe this is coming from a French President. Tough words followed up with diplomacy. Now are they willing to back those words up, or are they simply empty words? The Iranian government thinks they are empty words.
They call him "inexperienced" and dismiss his words. That might be a dangerous thing to do Iran. You simply have no idea if there's a storm brewing over your continued defiance of the UN and for your calls for the destruction of Israel.
With France having it's own problems with Muslim "students" who riot and such, maybe it's time that the French are starting to grow a pair? One would hope so.
Travis
Labels: France, iran, military, nuclear program, Politics
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