Hedging bets....
Also: seems France has also moved one of their carriers into range of Iraq.
I'm also sure they also stinging from this;
"France no longer the ally it once was...."
In which Richard Perle, Chairman of the Pentagons Public Policy Advisory Board is quoted by UPI as stating;
Dr. Mordrid
France, a permanent member of the Security Council, had been reluctant to endorse military action until now. But analysts said the government was disappointed by Iraq's declaration last month that it possessed no weapons of mass destruction, and said France was now prepared to participate in military action provided such a step was authorized by the council.
I'm also sure they also stinging from this;
"France no longer the ally it once was...."
In which Richard Perle, Chairman of the Pentagons Public Policy Advisory Board is quoted by UPI as stating;
"France is no longer the ally it once was," Perle said. And he went on to accuse French President Jacques Chirac of believing "deep in his soul that Saddam Hussein is preferable to any likely successor."
"I have long thought that there were forces in France intent on reducing the American role in the world. That is more troubling than the stance of a German chancellor, who has been largely rejected by his own people," Perle said, referring to the sharp electoral defeat suffered by Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's party in state elections Sunday.
"I have long thought that there were forces in France intent on reducing the American role in the world. That is more troubling than the stance of a German chancellor, who has been largely rejected by his own people," Perle said, referring to the sharp electoral defeat suffered by Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's party in state elections Sunday.
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