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To: Geoff Altman who wrote (22269)	8/29/2007 10:33:40 AM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

interestingly, he supports chirac's iraq position for a us troop pullout before france will provide any help "Sarkozy calls for timetable for Iraq troop withdrawal UPDATE 08.27.07, 7:51 AM ET PARIS (Thomson Financial) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for a clear timetable to be set for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq in his first major foreign policy address. 'The Iraq tragedy cannot leave us indifferent. France was, thanks to Jacques Chirac, and remains hostile to this war,' which was triggered by the US invasion in 2003, he said at the fifteenth Conference of Ambassadors in Paris. 'The political solution includes the marginalisation of extremist groups and a sincere process of national reconciliation, which must include every segment of Iraqi society -- and God knows there are a lot -- and every Iraqi being assured of fair access to the institutions and resources of their country,' Sarkozy said 'It also includes a clear horizon concerning the retreat of foreign troops,' he added. 'It is then and only then the international community, starting with the countries in the region, will be able to act most usefully. France, for its part, will be prepared to help.'" forbes.com