French President Jacques Chirac told Israel at the start of the war in Lebanon that France would support an Israeli assault on Syria, it was reported on Sunday.
Army Radio reported that in the message, which was delivered by Chirac to Israel via a secret channel, the French president suggested that Israel invade Damascus and topple the regime of Bashar Assad. In exchange, Chirac assured Israel full French support for the war.
According to the message delivered from Paris, Syria was responsible for the flare up in the North and encouraged Hizbullah to attack.
“Former prime minister Ariel Sharon had explained to the French in the past that Iran is the main one responsible for Hizbullah’s armament in Lebanon, while Chirac saw Syria as the primary one responsible for the matter,” former Israeli ambassador to France Nissim Zvilli told Army Radio in an interview.
And WTF, too, is “full French support” during a war?
The full French support, you ask to know? She is, how do you say, to give not the shrug contemptuous but the shrug indifferent.
Full French support = Less than nothing. Because we’ll deny we ever promised you anything to begin with.
Remember how well they kept their peacekeeping promises in Lebanon? They were a big help to Israel, no?
Full French support? That’s like going deer hunting with an accordion.
I give up ……what’s the answer ?
Maybe Aubade makes body armor?
The last time Israel had France’s full support was the 1956 Suez Crisis. Look how that worked out.
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It was going well until some bastards pulled the rug out from under us….
Full French support is one company of Foreign Legion Engineers. Mainly Serbs, these days.
With french support the argentineans would have had more than 5 plane-based exocets, and probably would have sunk a whole lot more british ships.
“Full French Support” means they make their arms suppliers charge full price to your enemies, and give you a 10% discount.
Regards,
Ric
Ve vill zend fromage, und vin, und quiche.
Seriously, one wonders if it’s a genetic thing or something in the water. When you do what they want the way they want it, the French can be great allies and use quite respectable force.
If everything doesn’t go exactly the way they want it, they have a massive temper tantrum and screw everything up for everyone.
They also don’t seem to understand the concept “unsavory characters,” given the alliances they’ve recently chosen (in Africa and the Middle East, particularly).
And many of zose pretty white cloths zat can be quickly knotted to any pole, or merely waved quickly back und forth.
Or scribbled upon wiz ze latest in anti-Americain zloganz…
Or, with six quick swipez of a blue Sharpie(TM), it will be instantly transformed into an Israeli flag, suitable for burning…
Why, zere are a zouzand und one uzes…
The French also pledged their support for NATO in the Balkans and the US in Iraq. Both times they were lying.
Anyone else sense a pattern?
Full support means they take their rifles with them when they leave. Instead of leaving them still packed in cosmoline for the enemy to pick up.
Supplying Gendarmes to direct traffic during the retreat.
The French are still pissed off about losing Syria and other colonies over the last century. Their alleged offer of “support” in Israel’s battle with Hezbollah is little more than a simple bout of “If we can’t have it, nobody can.”
And France has some military power, but it would be so much better for them if Israel used theirs. There are some lessons there, but since they aren’t currently-applicable in this country, they will be ignored.
“Full French Support”= some cemetary plots on French soil.
At least the Israelis can fight with some decent wine for the dinner table…
From Australia? Or California?
So lets see… France promises their Full Support™ if Israel invades Syria. On the strength of that Full Support™, Israel does not invade Syria. Sounds about right to me.
TW: Just like the full support of congress92
A lot of very fresh Croissants.
There is a goood discussion of this at tigerhawk
http://tigerhawk.blogspot.com/2007/03/france-to-israel-on-to-damascus.html
French support isn’t worth a bucket of warm spit.
I’m envisioning full French support to be something akin to wedding night bra; black, lacy, and falls apart easily with the slightest pressure.
I prefer rebar in my bras, thank you.
Under-iron bras?
If the material is cleared to hold up the Brooklyn bridge, then it’s good enough for my bras.