"WOULD"? "APPEAR"?:

Politicus: Sarkozy vs. Villepin: Dueling to debilitation (John Vinocur, Int'l Herald Tribune, Nov 1, 2005; via No Pasaran)

In one account, the book [Cent Semaines] tells how the foreign minister was informed at a meeting at the Quai d'Orsay that the American-led war agaist Saddam Hussein would likely be a short one. His response: "That's not desirable. France would appear ridiculous." There is a long silence. Another diplomat says, "The Americans and British are our allies." Villepin ends the meeting.

Good to know that there's someone at the French Foreign Ministry who thinks we're allies -- if, that is, he's still employed.

Posted by pjaminet at November 4, 2005 1:29 PM