French President Nicolas Sarkozy has recieved a standing ovation from the US Houses of Congress during his official visit to the US. It is hard to believe a French Prsident could be so walmly recieved after the cool relationship betwen the US and France in recent years.It's not so long ago that the French were being rediculed as Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys in the US press and even in an episode of the Simposons. France, along with Germany and Belgium were also decsribed as the 'Axis of Weasles' for thier lack of support for the Iraq War. Fance also has been in the top 3 list of Most Weasliest Nations' on the Dilbert Site for many years, beating the likes of Iran and North Korea. Finnally who could forget the campaign to rename French Fries to Freedom Fries.
But not now, Sarkozy has put on a charm offensive of stunning magnitude and said all the things Americans want to here from a European head of state (Thanks for saving us from the Nazis; Yes we will support you in Iraq and Afganistan; No we won't stand by and let Iran develop Nuclear Weapons). The fact that France has a permanent seat on the UN Security Council will also help.
So now the American people will be free to embrace all things French again without feeling like traitors.
Vive La France!
2 comments:
some people will still cling to the americans coming to the rescue of the french in WWI and WWII though. sometimes it seems that americans just want a reason to make fun of the french.
So Monsewer Sarky-kozy is after something. Maybe the De Gaulle 'Non' has finally run its course. Cheese Eating Surender Monkeys... well that good coming from GW was it? He looks more like a Minkie to yours Truly.
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