France warning of war with Iran

From the BBC courtesy of AlterNet:

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says the world should prepare for war over Iran's nuclear programme.

"We have to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war," Mr Kouchner said in an interview on French TV and radio.

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Hey, remember "freedom fries"? Remember the GOP trying to make John Kerry look soft on terrorism by saying that he looked French? Remember how "France" and "surrender" were slated to be synonyms for a while there? Well, it appears those days are over now. And that means the chances for a US invasion of Iran before Bush is run out of Washington have increased significantly.

Don't get me wrong. I'm worried about nuclear proliferation, as a general issue. But I understand that Iran is not nearly as close to getting the bomb as the White House has been asserting, which is really no surprise, given their track record on such things. And I'm not as frightened as they want me to be either: Iran's leaders are crazy, yes, but so are the leaders of Pakistan and India, and none of them are nearly as nuts as guys like Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, etc. In short, it's alarmist to say that it's the end of the world if Iran gets the bomb.

But the way things are going, that's not going to happen. Europe and America are joining forces to "civilize" the Middle East. Or else. Frankly, that has me way more frightened.

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