<Montesquiou> wrote in message
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"Jim E" <YD651326@sea.edu> a écrit dans le message de news:
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<flaviaR@verizon.net> wrote in message
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On 18-Aug-2006, "Jim E" <YD651326@sea.edu> wrote:

The U.N. were counting on the French to form the backbone....
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHH
...... ok..... excuse me... of the force the U.N. wanted. The target
number was 15k troops. The French offered 200 and now is offering
400.

You said UN and backbone in the same sentence!
Gotcha.

Er, actually, in the context of the setnence, he was discussing
"France" and "backbone." But in this instance, I have to agree
with you anyway - it';s a "gotcha."

I didn't want to appear greedy and go for both.
I tried for the less (marginally) obvious sitting duck.
The french are gutless, the UN is feckless.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4800185.stm

"The opposition socialists have also warned that "extreme vigilance"
is needed, saying the UN resolution does nothing to address the
conditions necessary for a political agreement that would guarantee
the security of peacekeeping forces.

They can't provide their own security, then how do they project power?
Stupid me.

Above all, France wants to avoid a situation where its own soldiers
find themselves having to disarm Hezbollah fighters"

Disarming terrorists is against france's avowed foreign policy.

(Now watch Bernard throw a sexist "fat joke" at me, because that
will, of course, prove that my quotes are somehow lying....)

Susan

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Sexist fat joke ??????????????????