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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (23007)	3/19/2003 11:13:31 AM
From: eims2000	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

Civil war? Is this a new theory in place of your 12 Monkeys theory?

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (23007)	3/19/2003 12:42:43 PM
From: SBHX	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25898

I think the parallel between Chirac and Laval just as the Vichy government's actions compared to what is happening in France today is quite interesting. Considering the historic role of France's government in the nearly fatal blow to the League of Nations in those days compared to what is happening at the UN today begs for an even more detailed study here. It is clear that the credibility of the UN is also in trouble here. It is also clear that the French position was rallying point for the fracture of the coalition. We could analyze for months about what happened to the world-wide coalition assembled in Afghanistan, but despite all the hand wringing and earlier high rhetoric by all the nations, that coalition is now dead. Considering that everyone realized the broader war against terrorism will likely last more than a decade, it is perhaps sad, that there are many who would rather forget and return to business as usual. Chirac's motives and Bush's motives should both be scrutinized under a microscope to fully understand who has more to hide here. Iraqi phone systems, communication infrastructure are supplied by French companies. TotalFinaElf SA has billions at stake in doing business in Iraq. Even shipments of HTPB from China to Iraq was arranged by CIS Paris. There is also some speculation that : a contract was signed last April in Paris for 5 tons of 99 percent unsymmetric dimethylhydrazine, another advanced missile fuel, which is produced by France's Societé Nationale des Poudres et Explosifs. But in the end, since the war will start, I do hope that you agree it is best that it ends soon with minimal loss of life. We all owe at least that to the innocent people of Iraq. The bigger problem lies ahead, as the Americans spent a long time in Japan with massive infusions before that country could recover. SbH