They did everything they could to prevent this war, but now France is “rejoicing” at the fall of Saddam:
But [Chirac] said in a statement released by the Elysee Palace Thursday: “France, like every democracy, is rejoicing over the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship, and hopes for a quick and effective end to the battle.”
His foreign minister, Dominique de Villepin, added: “With the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime, a dark page has been turned.”
The French daily newspaper La Liberation focused on the causes of the war, saying: “The successful military campaign in Iraq can only reassure the powerful U.S. that its vision of the world must be the right one.
Everyone loves to hop on the bandwagon of a winner. The war ain’t over yet, but France certainly seems to be changing its tune.
France smells $$, and nothing but $$