Is Paris Back on Board?

[Flagg]

Is Paris Back on Board?


France seeks to mend ties with Washington, prodded by its businessmen. Could French troops be in Iraq by summer?By William Drozdiak
Newsweek InternationalJan. 12 issue - They are called les visiteurs du soir, or visitors of the evening. Mostly top business executives and trusted friends, they drop by the Elysee Palace after hours to offer discreet advice to Jacques Chirac. These days, their nocturnal appeals deliver a single message with growing urgency: heal the breach with the United States. The president appears to be taking their words to heart. If all goes well, according to one Elysee insider, the world could see him standing with President George W. Bush on the beaches of Normandy this June, celebrating the 60th anniversary of D-Day as French troops prepare to head to Iraq as part of a NATO-led peacekeeping force.

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[La_Serpiente]

1. hmm....

Chirac deeply offended Washington over Iraq. Yet now he seems to be reaching out for a reconciliation.

I think both sides are reaching out for reconciliation. Bush, of course, wants more money for the occupation in Iraq. But will this pact strenghten the ties between France and Washington? I don't know. When you have people like Richard Perle writing a manifesto stating that European countries should choose between France and the US, then I don't see a better future for the trans-atlantic relationship.

[Nlighten1]

2. I clicked on this link because I thought it was about Paris Hilton

lol

[La_Serpiente]

3. tisk tisk

:spank: