Recently, Dominique de Villepin claimed that France would always stand by Israel and be their ally. I scratched my head at reading that, wondering when his boss would scream out APRIL FOOLS!
Sure enough, the mask is off.
After his French bluster of 2006, Jacques Chirac has finally decided to come clean and wilt like wet toilet paper over the prospect of a nuclear Iran:
On Monday, Mr. Chirac began by describing as "very dangerous" Iran's refusal to stop producing enriched uranium, which can be used to produce electricity or to make nuclear weapons. Then he made his remarks about a nuclear-armed Iran."I would say that what is dangerous about this situation is not the fact of having a nuclear bomb," he said. "Having one or perhaps a second bomb a little later, well, that's not very dangerous.
"But what is very dangerous is proliferation. This means that if Iran continues in the direction it has taken and totally masters nuclear-generated electricity, the danger does not lie in the bomb it will have, and which will be of no use to it."
Mr. Chirac said it would be an act of self-destruction for Iran to use a nuclear weapon against another country.
"Where will it drop it, this bomb? On Israel?" Mr. Chirac asked. "It would not have gone 200 meters into the atmosphere before Tehran would be razed."
Now that they're out in the open, Jacques Chirac should clarify his remarks.
After all, openly stating that France is absolutely unwilling to stop the Iranians from obtaining nuclear weapons technology that they have stated repeatedly would be used to obliterate Israel, both Tehran and Paris would be razed if Israel is struck.
Dolphin + Popeye + 1 Dimona Special With Anchovies = Napoleon's Fallen Arch.
Not very dangerous at all, Jacques. Probably less dangerous than having Shimon Peres visit and shake your hand over and over, getting into a smile-off competition as the cameras flash.
Talk about lighting up the Eiffel Tower!