Chirac says no to Blair’s plea to bury Iraq hatchet

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.sundayherald.com/36915

GEORGE W BUSH’S hopes of Tony Blair delivering a last-minute deal for a new United Nations resolution on Iraq were dashed by France yesterday.

The US president had hoped that Blair could persuade French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to back a new US-backed UN Security Council resolution on Iraq to “internationalise” the occupation of Iraq before he addresses the UN general assembly on Tuesday.

However, Blair failed to heal the gulf, with Chirac insisting that “we still do not agree on Iraq” and that he would only give his support if there was a swift return “within a few months” of sovereignty to the Iraqi people under UN auspices and not that of the US.

The White House is said to be furious with Chirac since France, as one of the five permanent members of the UN’s 15-strong Security Council, can veto any bid by the US to pass a new resolution on Iraq.

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[bahrbearian]

1. Please come bury your troop's with our's

[cthrumatrix]

20. The real point is commander "bunnypants" had to look to the "poodle"

to solicit help for this quagmire....shrub has zero credibility for this invasion and subsequent loot-fest.

[saigon68]

22. Chirac still smarting over CHEESE EATING SURRENDER MONKEY references

First you insult them with ethnic slurs.

Then when your ass gets in a bind.

You beg them to help you.

IDIOTS!!!!!

and the LAP DOG POODLE--what can you say about him, except pathetic

[Julien Sorel]

2. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

The White House is said to be furious with Chirac since France, as one of the five permanent members of the UN’s 15-strong Security Council, can veto any bid by the US to pass a new resolution on Iraq.

Who's that kid on the Simpsons who makes that obnoxious 'ha-ha' sound?

[pansypoo53219]

16. nelson

and even if it is bad for america,
IT IS GOOD FOR AMERICA.

[FlemingsGhost]

3. You mean the same hatchet you stuck in Chirac's back, Tony?

Let it go, old boy. You're toast.

[kskiska]

11. FRENCH toast

n/t

[FlemingsGhost]

15. Quick! Someone alert homeland security...

How dare you malign "Freedom Toast" in such a way.

Pack a bag, and wait for the authorities. To the re-education camp with you.

[wtmusic]

4. Nah, you have to let me kick your limey ass first

and make you like it!

[Maccagirl]

5. Damn! I guess it's back to "Freedom" Fries.

Look like ol Jacques just gave the one-fingered salute to *.

[Booberdawg]

6. ROTFL Chirac is really sticking it to him!

"Sure, we'll just do anything you want after you acted like an asshole and treated us like shit, and you don't have to give up anything in return." :eyes:

How does that saying go - be mindful of how you treat people while you're on your way up, they are the same people you're going to meet on your way back DOWN.

[NNN0LHI]

8. Junior thought renaming freedom fries back to French fries would...

...make everything hunky dory again. What an idiot.

Don

[MurrayDelph]

9. But... but...

We only meant "Wine drinking, cheese eating Surrender Monkeys" in
the friendliest of ways...

[UpInArms]

21. they can only do that

while "making chocolate".

[kurtyboy]

14. I think the exact verbiage is ...

"BE CAREFUL of the toes you step on today,

they may be connected to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow."

My wife had this on her wall at work, where she has climbed into a position of control after many years of toil.

[xxqqqzme]

7. when Jacques & Gerhard

wouldn't sanction squatter's invasion, the invasion resolution was withdrawn. Now that squatter knows no one will B listening on Tuesday, will he still show up? Is squatter irrelevant?

Plus he hates that no applause stuff @ the UN cuz it is written in his speeches as 'pause here, wait for applause'.

[Flying_Pig]

10. Time to buy more wine and cheese!!!

French of course, to toast Chirac for standing up to Poodleboy and the Chimp. Viva la France mon ami!!

:evilgrin: :thumbsup:

[BattyDem]

12. Don't worry Tony

Georgie saved a seat in the boat for you!

Seriously ... how can these idiots (Bush & Blair) believe that the rest of the world can't wait to clean up the mess they made? Especially since they made that mess for no good reason!

Can you imagine that conversation?

"Jacques, Gerhard ... here's the deal. George and I launched an unprovoked attack, completely destablized the Middle East, killed thousands of innocent civilians and inspired countless Muslims to join terrorist organizations. We ignored the pleas of the rest of the world including you, our strongest allies, we completely blew off the UN and we used false intelligence to justify the war. Now that we've screwed it up completely, we'd like you to jump in and save our sorry asses by giving us lots of money and troops. By the way, we won't give you any power in Iraq, nor will you share in any of the oil profits. So ... who's with me?"






edited for spelling

[Norton]

17. That's too funny!

But so true/sad.

[ninkasi]

13. Bush and his thugs

really have no clue as to how to behave in a civilized society, do they? They just don't get it. What on earth makes them think that after all the insults they've heaped on the French, Chirac would be eager to help them now?

They are truly amazing in their incredible inability to ever consider the consequences of their actions.

[T_i_B]

18. I don't care how much Blair lusts for power

If he is in any way serious about stopping terrorism and building a better Iraq he will have to break with Bush and be prepared to scede power to the UN.

Sadly I think that Blair is only in it for that all important opportunity to bend over in the oval office for the PNAC. :grr:

[0007]

19. Ah! the freepers will go into the French

bashing mode again.

Way to go France, Chirac is a man of high principal.

[paper chase guy]

23. now you've done it, mister!

you've forfeited the LAST chance you had to go visit the ranch in crawford. I hope you're happy with yourself.

[sspiderjohn]

24. Tony didn't deliver? Bad dog, no biscuit!

nm

[schultzee]

25. Furious? Incredible, W caused this riff with his ugly rhetoric and

now he thinks he can mend fences with more ugly rhetoric.

[AP]

26. This is weird. KPFA did a report on this saying Blair, Chirac & Sch. agree

and made a lot of progress towards getting UN involved.

I think the media wants to spin it as conflict and division.

Naturally, they didn't agree on every point, but it's strange how this story is almost 180 degrees from KPFA's reading of the event.