It seems like only yesterday when the French finally began a
war, fought it heroically and defeated an enemy. Of course, the
enemy was other Frenchmen, but you gotta give them credit for their
one win. 217 years ago today, they stormed the Bastille. Yeah,
whatever.
Today, of course, the French are still performing precisely as
John Cleese and the Monty Python crew portrayed them in a couple of
scenes in what we can only characterize as the unintentionally
accurate "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." According to
this report from al-Reuters, France condemned the Israeli
action in Lebanon. The money quote:
French President Jacques Chirac said in a television interview:
"One can ask oneself whether there isn't a sort of desire to
destroy Lebanon. "I find, honestly, like most Europeans, that the
reactions are completely disproportionate." Chirac also condemned
Hizbollah for attacking Israel and firing rockets into the Jewish
state. "These people are totally irresponsible," he said.
Tut, tut, monsewer Chirac.
Disproportionate? And the Hizballah is only "irresponsible" when
they murder and kidnap? ("Now go away or I shall taunt you a second
time.")
Let's all raise a toast to Bastille Day.
With some excellent California or Washington State champagne, of
course. And let us hope that in the president's diplomatic
offensive this week, he made a secret agreement with Angela Merkel:
the next time we fight the Germans, the loser has to keep France.
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Television, Israel
