The New York Times titled one of its editorials a few days ago “Waiting for Jacques” and today, Jacques Chirac not only came but he did the right thing. He increased the French presence in UNIFIL from a ridiculous 400 to 2000. So I am waiting for those who bashed France by talking of surrender and of cowardice to recognize the fact that Chirac has done something that needs to be praised and that France's decision to become a significant part of UNIFIL no matter how it came about was moral and responsible. So to all the French bashers, do you have the guts to admit that France is a great country or does your courage limits itself to mock the importance that France place on finesse and complexity? I am waiting for Kevin Drum and Captain Ed to have some good things to say about France now.
You are right, it is a good action.
The next episode is certainly the most difficult. (like in Irak)
How to do, in order to the Liban becomes a gate beetwen Israel and all the Middle East (Moyen-Orient ?), cause Liban is a nation where can live together a lot of very differents caracters.
Posted by: Panthgorass | Friday, 25 August 2006 at 12:32 PM