JOFO said:
life's a bitch, ain't it?
I guess for you it is, not for me though
JOFO said:
life's a bitch, ain't it?
Well-said. It's like France, Germany and Russia have just been named the new Axis of Evil. Whatever Chirac, Schr?der or Putin had said in reaction to the fall of Saddam's regime, it would have been mocked anyway.BonoVoxSupastar said:I'm so tired of the French bashing, and any other country for that matter. So they didn't support the war. Many people throughout the world didn't support this war. He 'rejoices' in the fall of Saddam. All of us are. Just because he/we/ whoever didn't support the same means doesn't mean we can't be glad for the Iraqi people. Bush said himself he wanted the UN to take a larger role in the rebuilding. Some people can take that as being hypicritical. Just quit making this into a 'yeah America' thing you French suck. This should be a 'yeah Iraq' thing, they are on the brink of being liberated. Isn't that what this was about? (After the whole WMD thing). Think beyond your longitude and latitude.
Electric Blue said:
Well-said. It's like France, Germany and Russia have just been named the new Axis of Evil. Whatever Chirac, Schr?der or Putin had said in reaction to the fall of Saddam's regime, it would have been mocked anyway.
verte76 said:
Yes. Would you believe the right-wingers are even boycotting a local French restaurant run by a French immigrant? A bunch of us are going to check that place out.
80sU2isBest said:My PC's been down for a week. I come back and a lot has happened. Here's my 2 cents worth...
Coalition blood was spilled to liberate the people of Iraq. No way in HELL should France, Gemany, and Russia recieve bidding rights for any rebuilding contracts.
I also believe that the UN's only role in rebuilding Iraq should be in distributing humantiarian aid, if they want. They refused to put their necks out on the line and help the coalition.
USA, Britian, Spain, Australia and the Czech Republic sent troops. They should get the bidding rights.
80sU2isBest said:
USA, Britian, Spain, Australia and the Czech Republic sent troops. They should get the bidding rights.
FizzingWhizzbees said:
Because that statement sounds an awful lot like looking after economic interests and not a lot like helping the people of Iraq.
80sU2isBest said:
Only to people who want to twist words.
It wasn't about economic interests, but as a result of the war there are economic decisions to be made and contracts to be had, and now that BLOOD HAS BEEN SPILLED, why should those governments that opposed the war and didn't lift a finger to help be given any consideration at all? Lost lives is a big price to pay for a nation's freedom. The coalition paid that price. The UN did not. Simple as that.
anitram said:Oh, I don't know, how about the people of Iraq deciding whom they want to do business with? Let them choose which companies they want to work and establish ties with.
The USA, UK, Germany, France, Russia, shame on all of you - you sound like vultures circling a carcass. The stench of corporate greed is overpowering.
anitram said:
The USA, UK, Germany, France, Russia, shame on all of you - you sound like vultures circling a carcass. The stench of corporate greed is overpowering.