It's no surprise that the nation which spawned Jacques Derrida is now trying to deconstruct UN resolution 1441. What the hell could be more cynical, more Orwellian, than having Dominique de Villepin call for Iraq to 'pass legislation' to allow more open inspections?

The French are trying to gut the UN. When future psychopaths note the Vichy ideology emanating from Paris, can there be any doubt that they, given a license to obfuscate by Mr. Chirac, will do precisely that? This is not just a crisis NOW, it's a crisis for the future as well. And what is the US supposed to do about UN credibility? When we know that dictators who agree to yield when threatened by the use of UN force will, instead, be given a free pass, why would we even try to work with such a body?

The only thing worse than fighting an unnecessary war is not fighting a necessary one.
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