Chilling The French Whine

Sarkozy made Socialist Bernard Kouchner the new foreign minister. Smart move, since he was one of about three people in the whole country in favour of ousting arms-for-oil buddy, Saddam Hussein, by military force--and therefore one of the few qualified for the job. As Canada's socialist Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau proved during Quebec's FLQ crisis, when a select few of these comrades decide to go gung-ho on terrorists, they can really do damage. Almost as much as they're capable of doing to the treasury. Hide the credit cards and Kouchner will be fine. The knee-jerk attacks on France remind me of what I still hear about Canada. USELESS CANADA As a Canadian-born TV personality working in America, I'm often told on-air how "useless" Canada is. Canada now has a pro-American Conservative government, and soldiers fighting and dying in Afghanistan. Why would you chew out your friends when they bring dessert to your dinner party? To help with your new talking points, here are a few good things about France: http://www.torontosun.com/News/Columnists/Marsden_Rachel/2007/05/21/pf-4196695.html [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on May 24, 2007]

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