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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (16200)8/28/2007 8:40:59 AM
From: sea_urchin  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 22250
 
Gus > Sarkozy comes out as the true heir to Guy Mollet... eager to mire France into another "Suez crisis"

Actually, it's not clear what he wants. While taking a strong line on Iran he is critical of the US presence in Iraq.

chinadaily.com.cn

>>Sarkozy calls for troop exit from Iraq

PARIS -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday said Iraq's road to recovery begins with a clear timetable for the pullout of foreign troops as he outlined an assertive role for France in world hotspots.

Making his first major foreign policy speech since taking office earlier this year, Sarkozy recalled that France had opposed the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 but that it was now ready to help the international community find a political solution.

"A clear horizon must be defined concerning the withdrawal of foreign troops," Sarkozy said in the address to French ambassadors from 180 countries.<<