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To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (96236)	4/25/2003 12:44:49 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 281500

Does anyone want to elaborate on what kind of price France will pay for its opposition? How exactly can (or will) Bush make them pay?

To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (96236)	4/25/2003 1:56:59 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 281500

On April 15, Ernest-Antoine Seillière, the head of the French employers' federation known as Medef, took the unusual step of moving into the realm of foreign policy, appealing to American businessmen to refrain from boycotting French companies. "We must say to those who are unhappy with the French diplomatic position that they are perfectly free to criticize," he told reporters. "But they must keep the goods and services of our businesses out of this quarrel." He warned, "Any sort of boycott makes no sense when we are agreed on the way the world and the markets are moving." Sounds like the American response is starting to bite. France is facing something more serious than official wrath from Washington - popular wrath from the American people. I was an auction the other day, and when a French item came up, the auctioneer added apologetically, "not the most popular country these days". I'm sure the dip in French imports will pass off in time - after all, why should I be angry at French vintners or cheesemakers for M. Chirac's folly? - but in the meantime, some Americans will have noticed just how good American wine and cheese is these days. The Chilean wines are also very good values.

To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (96236)	4/25/2003 2:28:19 PM
From: bela_ghoulashi	Respond to of 281500

It's interesting that a 65% approval rating for Chirac is "comfortable" but a 65% approval rating for Bush leaves him "vulnerable", as I have read elsewhere.