Iraq power transfer must start now, Chirac says

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29583879.htm

PARIS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - French President Jacques Chirac urged the United States on Friday to begin transferring power to an Iraqi provisional government, saying it was a precondition for international help in rebuilding the country.

"The transfer of power and sovereignty to Iraqis themselves is the only realistic option. It must be implemented immediately in the framework of a process which only the United Nations can fully legitimise, backed by countries in the region," he said.

"Once this framework is established, the international community can bring full and efficient support to the country's reconstruction, in a way that should be determined with the Iraqis themselves," he told a meeting of French diplomats.

France, the staunchest opponent of the Iraq war, called this week for a U.N. Security Council resolution setting elections for a constituent assembly by the end of this year.

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[Maple]

1. This is the politest way to say

'Yankee, go home' I've ever seen.

[ixion]

2. tellin' it like it is...

prove you're not trying to colonize, by pulling out the troops and turning the government back over to the people. Makes sense to me. After that, you can give the US back it's government, too, eh Whistle Ass?

[Marlie]

3. Some nerve

Those awful French coming up with a sensible idea! Do you think
Congress will once again allow French fries on their menu?

[ewagner]

5. No, I don't think so

If anything this will piss Bushco off again...wonder what else French they can ban?

[David__77]

4. France must veto a "Vichy option."

The UN must not endorse the Anglo-American occupation. It must only support the restoration of national sovereignty.

[MoonAndSun]

6. France gives the "finger" to bush*!!!!

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[Tom Yossarian Joad]

8. Ooooookey-Dokey....

You have a link for such an insightful comment?

And do you REALLY believe that the Iraqi's would allow Saddam back in through a UN observed election?

Wanna buy some land in Southern Fla?

[Rose Siding]

9. No.....

So that Bushco gets its grubby hands off another country that was never any threat to us. Then our soldiers won't continue to die for the failure of neocon politics and maybe we can begin to heal our pathetic int'l reputation.

[Tyler Durden]

10. I assume you are referring to Saddam Hussein...?

That (up until Kuwait) buddy of the US, friend to Rummy, Cheney, GHWB et al?

What planet are you from, and what time yesterday did you land?

[Gman]

13. What URL am I at...?

oh... I thought I typed http://www.freerepublic.com

[Feanorcurufinwe]

11. Vive la France!

[hang a left]

15. Go get the freeper asshole.

They have no facts, no truth, just empty rhetoric, just like their master whistle-ass

[Gman]

12. We're dumping $1 Billion a week into Iraq and Armitage says

"...that Washington might accept a U.N. force if the commander was an American."

It's always ideology over common sense and pride. Always.

[Mari333]

14. Bush is toast! we shake our genitals at him..

Bush est pain grillé ! nous secouons nos parties génitales à lui!!

[NNN0LHI]

16. kick

[Tinoire]

17. OMG! Vive la France! Vive Chirac!

Je t'adore!