France vs. Ivory Coast

[Almighty Colin]

"Ivory Coast" president Gbagbo has said that the presence of French "peacekeeping troops" in Ivory Coast reminds him of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.

France has destroyed the small Ivory Coast Air Force. Fifty French armored vehicles have surrounded Gbagbo's residence and the fear is that France will oust the leader.
Many "Westerners" have been evacuated.

French troops have fired warning shots into crowds and hundreds of Ivory Coasters stood in a line to block a 70 vehicle French convoy from entering the city of Abidjan. There's looting in Abidjan.

The French Defense Ministry said it destroyed three helicopters in Yamoussoukro, the nation's seat of government, in what it called a "pre-emptive strike".

Protestors held up a sign saying "Chirac is worse than bin Laden". You can see it here.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/11/16...e.ap/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/11/16/ivory.reconcile.ap/index.html)

Another sign read "Ivory Coast is a sovereign state." Protesters chanted against the French "The whites don't like the blacks, but we don't care!"

[Mike AI]

I think we should take the side of the Ivory Coast just to play "french".

We can sell them weapons, materials and tools to make WMD, protect them in the UN against French, etc....

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by Mike AI@Nov 17 2004, 09:57 AM
I think we should take the side of the Ivory Coast just to play "french".

We can sell them weapons, materials and tools to make WMD, protect them in the UN against French, etc....
If the US was doing this, there'd be people marching in the streets with "Bush is Hitler" signs.

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by Colin+Nov 17 2004, 10:19 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Colin @ Nov 17 2004, 10:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Mike AI@Nov 17 2004, 09:57 AM
I think we should take the side of the Ivory Coast just to play "french".

We can sell them weapons, materials and tools to make WMD, protect them in the UN against French, etc....
If the US was doing this, there'd be people marching in the streets with "Bush is Hitler" signs. [/b][/quote]


Exactly.

Heck we could do it on the sly.... then pretend ignorance during UN sessions.

We could make it France's Afganistan.

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by Mike AI+Nov 17 2004, 10:25 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Mike AI @ Nov 17 2004, 10:25 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by Colin@Nov 17 2004, 10:19 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Mike AI@Nov 17 2004, 09:57 AM
I think we should take the side of the Ivory Coast just to play "french".

We can sell them weapons, materials and tools to make WMD, protect them in the UN against French, etc....
If the US was doing this, there'd be people marching in the streets with "Bush is Hitler" signs.


Exactly.

Heck we could do it on the sly.... then pretend ignorance during UN sessions.

We could make it France's Afganistan. [/b][/quote]
Let's offer to build them a "peaceful nuclear reactor". Is that how it's done?

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by Colin+Nov 17 2004, 10:29 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Colin @ Nov 17 2004, 10:29 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by Mike AI@Nov 17 2004, 10:25 AM
Originally posted by Colin@Nov 17 2004, 10:19 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Mike AI@Nov 17 2004, 09:57 AM
I think we should take the side of the Ivory Coast just to play "french".

We can sell them weapons, materials and tools to make WMD, protect them in the UN against French, etc....
If the US was doing this, there'd be people marching in the streets with "Bush is Hitler" signs.


Exactly.

Heck we could do it on the sly.... then pretend ignorance during UN sessions.

We could make it France's Afganistan.
Let's offer to build them a "peaceful nuclear reactor". Is that how it's done? [/b][/quote]


Only in Iran and N. Korea.

I guess the leaders of the Ivory Coast are cash poor so they could not just pay off Chirac with bribes....

[PornoDoggy]

Sorry ... I was looking for signs of intelligent life in this thread.

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by PornoDoggy@Nov 17 2004, 01:55 PM
Sorry ... I was looking for signs of intelligent life in this thread.


Still missing it.

:lol:

[PornoDoggy]

Originally posted by Colin+Nov 17 2004, 10:29 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Colin @ Nov 17 2004, 10:29 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by Mike AI@Nov 17 2004, 10:25 AM
Originally posted by Colin@Nov 17 2004, 10:19 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Mike AI@Nov 17 2004, 09:57 AM
I think we should take the side of the Ivory Coast just to play "french".

We can sell them weapons, materials and tools to make WMD, protect them in the UN against French, etc....
If the US was doing this, there'd be people marching in the streets with "Bush is Hitler" signs.


Exactly.

Heck we could do it on the sly.... then pretend ignorance during UN sessions.

We could make it France's Afganistan.
Let's offer to build them a "peaceful nuclear reactor". Is that how it's done? [/b][/quote]
No, no, no .... we supply weapons etc. to a rebel group that succeeds in destroying the existing government while driving out the French and throwing the country into complete anarchy, then we walk away.

We wouldn't give anyone nuke-ler weapons. Chemical and biological, maybe ... but not nuke-ler.

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by PornoDoggy@Nov 17 2004, 03:31 PM
No, no, no .... we supply weapons etc. to a rebel group that succeeds in destroying the existing government while driving out the French and throwing the country into complete anarchy, then we walk away.

We wouldn't give anyone nuke-ler weapons. Chemical and biological, maybe ... but not nuke-ler.
Do they get free elections afterward?

[PornoDoggy]

As long as they vote the way we want them to ...

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by PornoDoggy@Nov 17 2004, 06:00 PM
As long as they vote the way we want them to ...
For Kerry!


:lol:

[XXXPhoto]

Originally posted by Colin+Nov 17 2004, 02:37 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Colin @ Nov 17 2004, 02:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-PornoDoggy@Nov 17 2004, 03:31 PM
No, no, no .... we supply weapons etc. to a rebel group that succeeds in destroying the existing government while driving out the French and throwing the country into complete anarchy, then we walk away.

We wouldn't give anyone nuke-ler weapons. Chemical and biological, maybe ... but not nuke-ler.
Do they get free elections afterward? [/b][/quote]
Better... McDonalds and Wal-Mart!

[SykkBoy]

Originally posted by XXXPhoto+Nov 17 2004, 06:53 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (XXXPhoto @ Nov 17 2004, 06:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by Colin@Nov 17 2004, 02:37 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-PornoDoggy@Nov 17 2004, 03:31 PM
No, no, no .... we supply weapons etc. to a rebel group that succeeds in destroying the existing government while driving out the French and throwing the country into complete anarchy, then we walk away.

We wouldn't give anyone nuke-ler weapons. Chemical and biological, maybe ... but not nuke-ler.
Do they get free elections afterward?
Better... McDonalds and Wal-Mart! [/b][/quote]
:salute:

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by PornoDoggy@Nov 17 2004, 06:00 PM
As long as they vote the way we want them to ...
Now that's what I call winning hearts and minds.

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by XXXPhoto+Nov 17 2004, 06:53 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (XXXPhoto @ Nov 17 2004, 06:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by Colin@Nov 17 2004, 02:37 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-PornoDoggy@Nov 17 2004, 03:31 PM
No, no, no .... we supply weapons etc. to a rebel group that succeeds in destroying the existing government while driving out the French and throwing the country into complete anarchy, then we walk away.

We wouldn't give anyone nuke-ler weapons. Chemical and biological, maybe ... but not nuke-ler.
Do they get free elections afterward?
Better... McDonalds and Wal-Mart! [/b][/quote]


Maybe I have been wrong about you!

It is a fact that no country with a McDonalds has EVER attacked another country with a McDonalds. Globalization helps prevent wars.