France Shines Again
Charles Johnson
Thu Mar 27, 2003 at 4:49 pm PST • Views: 188
In a Q&A session, French foreign minister Dominique de Villepin (who spends way too much time on his hair) refused to say who he wants to win the war.
During a question and answer session at the end of his speech he refused to answer the question: “Who do you want to win the war?”
France has been fiercely opposed to the US and British-led military action against Saddam Hussein’s regime.
De Villepin said France’s main priority in the reconstruction of Iraq would be for the United Nations to pass a humanitarian resolution on the oil-for-food programme.
He said the UN must be at the heart of the reconstruction of Iraq following a crisis which has “shattered” the established world order.
But he said he was also confident that France and the United States would re-establish the close ties they enjoyed before the Iraqi crisis unfolded.
Frank says: