From- boycottfrenchproducts.org
"President Bush attempted to neutralize the threat posed by Iraq through diplomatic means at the United Nations and within other international venues. Astonishing, France obstructed the diplomatic effort to disarm Iraq in every way possible. France did not simply do nothing with respect to Iraq, France chose to stand against the United States. In effect, France sided with Saddam Hussein. They declared the war in Iraq illegal, undermined UN Resolution 1441, attempted to delay Iraq's disarmament by extending the ineffective UN inspections process, and declared they would veto any new UN resolution which would authorize war. With France standing against the US, it became impossible to apply enough diplomatic pressure to force Iraq to peacefully disarm, and military force became the only option.
If France prevailed in its diplomatic efforts, Saddam Hussein would still be in power, Iraqis would still be raped, tortured and killed, Iraqi children would still be in prison, and Iraq would still be pursuing its weapons programs. In the complex world of diplomacy and international relations, there is still such a thing as right and wrong, and on this point France was wrong. |
