France Comments on Iraq Power Transfer

Khephra

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Sun Nov-16-03 05:33 PM
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France Comments on Iraq Power Transfer

PARIS -- France's foreign minister says the U.S. plan to cede power in Iraq by June moves too slowly, and he urged occupation forces to have a provisional government in place by the end of 2003.

In an interview to be published Monday in the daily Le Croix, Dominique de Villepin outlined what he sees as a plausible means of quickly moving forward. The interview was made available Sunday night.

Asked what he thought of Washington's plan to cede power to a provisional government by mid-2004, de Villepin replied: "My feeling is that it's too late. We are in an extremely urgent situation."

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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-france-iraq,0,4690323.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

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davhill

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Sun Nov-16-03 05:38 PM
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1. Shouldn't it be obvious

To those who say we must stay to preserve stability that we are the cause of instability?

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Gloria

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Sun Nov-16-03 05:45 PM
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2. Two commentators on CNN last night, one was definitely from

Edited on Sun Nov-16-03 05:46 PM by Gloria

the ME....he said things were very dangerous, and that if things don't go exactly right, there is a huge danger of civil war. He was very grim.
I didn't hear the other man's comments....I think he was on the optimistic side. I think he was also from the ME.

I wasn't surprised by the civil war comment....but I WAS surprised to actually hear it mentioned on CNN....you know, not just happy talk.

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Racenut20

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Sun Nov-16-03 09:24 PM
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3. Obviously doesn't understand the timing of the election cycle.

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truthisfreedom

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Mon Nov-17-03 12:01 AM
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6. how thoughtless! why won't these frogs play ball?

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Eloriel

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Sun Nov-16-03 09:32 PM
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4. Ahhh, leave it to the French

(accuracy of their point aside) to stick a finger in Bush's eye.

I LOVE it. I've ALWAYS loved the French. Hell, I'm part French myself.

Eloriel

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schultzee

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Sun Nov-16-03 11:01 PM
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5. Me too, and I am so happy Blanco beat Bush's puppet

I bet bu$h hates the two soft spoken french ladies who won over his picks in Louisiana.

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