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Askan:

Stop bagging the French

I say, the more we bag the French the better! Hehehehe They've ceased to be militarily relevent to the world stage (as has Canada, Australia, etc) but still demand that they be respected as a military power (unlike Canada and Australia). Notice that almost no one is making fun of the Germans? The Russians? It's because the French are ... mimes... that won't shut up!

Askan:

War is how Americans learn geography

Oooo, that's a good one!! I agree whole heartedly that we can all do well to make more fun of the US. That said, have you heard the one about the farmer from Saskatchewan who...

Thermodyne:

I have no doubt that we will find evidence of French handy work when disarming Iraq

Oh, I have very little doubt of this. Yes, the US did sell lots of stuff to Sadam, and yes, many nations have unclean hands when it comes to Iraq, but France (to distinguish the people from the Government to be fair) has been the largest supplier to Sadam since before gunpowder was invented. Personally, I think that France wants "peace" because Sadam is one of their best customers, and possibly to hide their complicity in Sadam's regime. Russia would also like peace, because Sadams' Iraq owes them billions and billions of dollars - a new republic will probably ignore the debt, though I'm unsure of the international rules here. The long and the short, nobody (including the US) has clean hands here... so calling the US a hypocrite is, well, kinda hypocritical.

Take home message: Tibet is the only country on earth that does not have dirty hands regarding Iraq. The UN should sponsor a Tibetan invasion force 1 million Shirpa's strong to put Sadam right.

Mephisto:

One could safely say that quite a majority is against an US war against... Iraq, if not backed by another UN resolution

Yah, and the majority of the world did such a good job in holding back the atrocities in Rawanda, Yugoslovia, Haiti, etc. etc. etc. The majority of the world is spineless, and evidently believes that George Dubbya having a red neck is more a sin than Sadam's outrages against the people of Iran, Kuwait, the Kurds, and very possibly Isreal and the USA.

In summary:
George Bush = Hypocrite + Inbred
Sadam = Murderer + Instigator

I dare say I'll stand up to say which one is bad, and which is worse.