http://desicritics.org/ Superior South Asian bloggers on Culture, Media, Politics, Sport, Business, and Technology. en Copyright 2006 by the authors Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:09:41 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss BC custom software http://desicritics.org/2007/10/20/071511.php#comment-302207 caseras, thank you for your comment 302207@desicritics.org Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:09:41 EDT http://desicritics.org/2007/10/20/071511.php#comment-302199 this article doesn't explain anything. It's full of inaccurancy ! First if you want to understand the french foreign policy you have to consider how the world stage interfers on this country! It just so obvious! And it's not something which has been made here. Secondly, the author ties a lof of events through centuries (i.e : Napoleon, Crusader, De Gaulle), I have to laugh but I can't ! As if they have had an impact on the minds of today ! How the french can be considered by the arab population in the middle east as enemy because of the crusaders whereas the french king Philippe IV has murdered all the crusaders. So, is there not a quote which says something like : the enemy of my enemy is my friend ? No, and you're right to think it because everybody doesn't care what was happening there more than 9 centuries ago ! Napoleon! yes Napoleon have put his foot on the egyptian, so what ? If my memory is good this terriroty has been caught by the english and ruled for more than one century ! So who is the more responsible for egypt ? and Africa ? and ME in general, and Israel ! Again If my memory is good it's the english gvt who made a lot of promises to the arab population before the end of the war! The english gvt has betrayed the truth the arab population has put in it ! And now you seem surprised they hate the english people ! Is it a joke or what ? ! ! :-) De Gaulle has been betrayed by the americans (i.e : Algeria) and this is not something a french president can forget and forgive. and frankly, who could do that ? That's maybe the reason why France was out of NATO. The same for Israel who has never stopped to spy the french state (yes I know after all the americans were doing it ! why Isreal couldn't ! )and has applied their own laws on the french soil (several murders) Thirdly, the author doesn't say the american companies were largely more involved in the OFF scandal than the french ones! and the author elude the fact the american authority were responsible for this programm and they knew everything. Actually, the best chances to understand what's happening in Iraq is certainly have a look at the american foreign policy instead of the french one. The author doesn't explain neither the fact for the Iran Iraq war the american authority were responsible for the iraqi strategy ! Unbelievable ! Actually while the french gave the tool to make the war the american played the brain ! Fourthly, I'm not sure but the fact the american gvt supports at any time the israel foreing policy which is not sooooooooo clean has a lot to do with the fact the american people is seen as a real enemy by the arab people! and such a miracle to see the UAE to a be a good friend of US.... maybe it has a lot to do with weapons.... I don't know.... Fifthly, the UK is seen as a little Satan just because it's like a little dog which comes everytime the US whistles. Lastly, as for the world's largest arms exporters, maybe you need to make some research but I'm sure you could find out that US, UK and France are all big suppliers and I'm not sure it is the issue which could change the point of view of others countries, definitely. Financial sector is maybe your field, but certainly not geopolitics. You made too mistakes to be taken seriously. Any comments made about foreign policy have to be put in its context it cannot be different ! if it was an attemp of french bashing (ie : cheese eating surrendering monkeys )you failed pitifully, pitifully inadequate. PS : States are cold ! don't imagine the US or UK have made the iraqi war just for justice or something like this, you just foolish yourself here. 302199@desicritics.org Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:42:56 EDT http://desicritics.org/2007/10/20/071511.php#comment-302058 Prostitutes are always consistent. They spread their legs for money, France, bd, is, as you said, a woman - a whore. 302058@desicritics.org Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:21:11 EDT http://desicritics.org/2007/10/20/071511.php#comment-302049 BD Truly insightful analysis. The French sell subs to both India and Pak....they are consistent across regions :-) rgds 302049@desicritics.org Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:57:40 EDT http://desicritics.org/2007/10/20/071511.php#comment-302029 An interesting article, but I disagree with some of the parts of the article <i>They like knowing that the French State will follow its own national interest and that it will have nothing to do with anti-Islam, Islamophobia or what have you.</i> France banned all religious symbols in public schools a few year back, which included the hijab. there was a huge outcry over this in the Islamic community. The Sikhs were allowed to keep their turbans. Within France, expression of any identity other than the French is looked at with suspicion, so much for its secularism. <i>...and now Sarkozy, the foreign policy has been remarkably consistent for almost half a century.</i> Sarkozy has already hinted at some recent conference a shift in the French foreign policy, which would move them closer to the American policy. There is definitely some resistance back home, but Sarkozy doesn't seem to be much dithered by it. As Kissinger once stated: There is no such thing as a foreign policy.... 302029@desicritics.org Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:32:07 EDT