26 Sep 07
I would like to pose a question to all those who say that American prestige has declined since it entered the War on Terror: Does France matter?
From an interview in Sunday's New York Times:
Sarkozy: …I want to tell the American people that the French people are their friends. We are not simply allies. We are friends. I am proud of being a friend of the Americans. You know, I am saying this to The New York Times, but I have said it to the French, which takes a little more courage and is a little more difficult. I have never concealed my admiration for American dynamism, for the fluidity of American society, for its ability to raise people of different identities to the very highest levels."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/world/europe/24excerpts.html?pagewanted=1
26 Sep 07
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterI still don't care what France says. They want back in NATO.
I would like to pose a question to all those who say that American prestige has declined since it entered the War on Terror: Does France matter?
From an interview in Sunday's New York Times:
Sarkozy: …I want to tell the American people that the French people are their friends. We are not simply allies. We are friends. I am proud of being a ...[text shortened]... ighest levels."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/world/europe/24excerpts.html?pagewanted=1
Besides, he's just one person. That's not nearly enough force to change the thinking of the Phrench leftist elite.
26 Sep 07
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterSince a great many Americans themselves recognise that the previous respect they enjoyed is drying up faster than a fast drying up thing*, what we have to say is largely moot.
I would like to pose a question to all those who say that American prestige has declined since it entered the War on Terror: Does France matter?
From an interview in Sunday's New York Times:
Sarkozy: …I want to tell the American people that the French people are their friends. We are not simply allies. We are friends. I am proud of being a ...[text shortened]... ighest levels."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/world/europe/24excerpts.html?pagewanted=1
As for France, everything they have to say is largely moot, and when it comes to international politics, they should remain ...er...mute...
*Such as, sub-prime mortgage availability.
26 Sep 07
Originally posted by ZadadkaThere's respect and there's respect. We have a different kind of respect now.
Since a great many Americans themselves recognise that the previous respect they enjoyed is drying up faster than a fast drying up thing*, what we have to say is largely moot.
As for France, everything they have to say is largely moot, and when it comes to international politics, they should remain ...er...mute...
*Such as, sub-prime mortgage availability.
26 Sep 07
Originally posted by Zadadka"Since a great many Americans themselves recognise that the previous respect they enjoyed"
Since a great many Americans themselves recognise that the previous respect they enjoyed is drying up faster than a fast drying up thing*, what we have to say is largely moot.
As for France, everything they have to say is largely moot, and when it comes to international politics, they should remain ...er...mute...
*Such as, sub-prime mortgage availability.
Please tell me you're kidding. We haven't had respect from Europe in 30 years. We haven't had it from China since WWII and we've never had it from Russia.
When it comes to respect, nothing has changed for decades. Excepting the lowering of Americans already low respect for European lowlanders and the U.N.
26 Sep 07
Originally posted by der schwarze Rittersince a French endorsement doesn't repeal the illegal war, kidnappings, tortures, wiretaps, corporate sellouts, and overall imperial march of our, ahem, "constitutional republic", I'd say it's a weird, kindof scary gesture.
I would like to pose a question to all those who say that American prestige has declined since it entered the War on Terror: Does France matter?
From an interview in Sunday's New York Times:
Sarkozy: …I want to tell the American people that the French people are their friends. We are not simply allies. We are friends. I am proud of being a ...[text shortened]... ighest levels."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/world/europe/24excerpts.html?pagewanted=1
when Sarkozy says he's "friends" with America- I'm loathe to ask which America he means...
26 Sep 07
Originally posted by MerkHuh? You've not been respected for 30 years? What spaceship did you just get off?
"Since a great many Americans themselves recognise that the previous respect they enjoyed"
Please tell me you're kidding. We haven't had respect from Europe in 30 years. We haven't had it from China since WWII and we've never had it from Russia.
When it comes to respect, nothing has changed for decades. Excepting the lowering of Americans already low respect for European lowlanders and the U.N.
03 Oct 07
Originally posted by ZadadkaA great many Americans could give a rats a** what anyone else thinks.
Since a great many Americans themselves recognise that the previous respect they enjoyed is drying up faster than a fast drying up thing*, what we have to say is largely moot.
As for France, everything they have to say is largely moot, and when it comes to international politics, they should remain ...er...mute...
*Such as, sub-prime mortgage availability.