Oh The Irony
Please, please, please ... this has to happen. Get a load of this question to the French State Secretary:
Q - France and Kuwait signed a defense agreement at the end of the
Gulf War. What impact are these dozens of Iraqi missile attacks against Kuwait having on that agreement? What is your reaction to these attacks and should the defense agreement be invoked?
A - I have nothing to add to what the spokesman said yesterday.
Q - Why can’t such a simple question get an answer for a week?
A - Quite simply, if I may say so, because we have no specific, verified information about the dozens of Iraqi missile attacks against Kuwait that you refer to.
What I want to happen is for Kuwait to ask France for help defending herself against Iraq. Nothing would make my day more than France being forced to either back out of their defense agreement or ostensively join the coalition in the war against Iraq.
Q - France and Kuwait signed a defense agreement at the end of the
Gulf War. What impact are these dozens of Iraqi missile attacks against Kuwait having on that agreement? What is your reaction to these attacks and should the defense agreement be invoked?A - I have nothing to add to what the spokesman said yesterday.
Q - Why can’t such a simple question get an answer for a week?
A - Quite simply, if I may say so, because we have no specific, verified information about the dozens of Iraqi missile attacks against Kuwait that you refer to.
What I want to happen is for Kuwait to ask France for help defending herself against Iraq. Nothing would make my day more than France being forced to either back out of their defense agreement or ostensively join the coalition in the war against Iraq.
# | March 28, 2003