Thursday, May 01, 2003

Apparently President Hissyfit doesn't consider it sufficient for the U.S. to retaliate against France -- the administration is trying to compel other countries to join in this snit. From Express India:

US has drawn up a series of penalties to be inflicted upon France for not supporting it in the war against Iraq, media reports said on Thursday.

Political pressure from Washington could hurt several lucrative French weapons programmes, including Mirage 2000 fighter planes, Leclerc tanks and black Shaheen cruise missiles, the Defence news weekly reported....

Orders for French-made Mirage 2000 could drop if Gulf states, under influence from US, opt for US jets like F-16s. Washington could also pressurise countries like Saudi Arabia to decide against the Leclerc tanks, the weekly said.

Black Shaheen, the derivative of M8Da French scalp cruise missile destined for the UAE [United Arab Emirates] relies on components that require US export licences, it added....


GROW UP!

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