France says its ok for Iran to have nukes cause they will only toss em at Isreal

[Russ]

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   [TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=305 border=0] [TBODY] [TR] [TD] [TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=305 border=0] [TBODY] [TR] [TD vAlign=top] [TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=305 border=0] [TBODY] [TR] [TD vAlign=top align=left][SPAN class=date]The Times[/SPAN][/TD] [TD vAlign=top align=right][SPAN class=date]February 02, 2007[/SPAN][/TD][/TR][/TBODY][/TABLE]
 [H1]Global fallout from Chirac's bombshell[/H1][SPAN class=byline]Charles Bremner in Paris[/SPAN]
[/TD][/TR][/TBODY][/TABLE][/TD][/TR] [TR] [TD height=5][img height=5 alt="" src="vny!://images.thetimes.co.uk/images/trans.gif" width=1 border=0][/TD][/TR] [TR] [TD] [TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=305 border=0] [TBODY] [TR] [TD vAlign=top] [DIV class=textcopy]French officials rushed to repair the diplomatic damage yesterday after President Chirac appeared to condone "one or two" Iranian nuclear bombs and sketched an apocalyptic vision of a nuclear war between Iran and Israel.  The Sotgwpdt Opposition denounced the President. 74, for "madness and incompetence", while the political world wondered about his faculties as he nears the end of his second term in May.   [TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=right border=0 VALIGN="TOP"] [TBODY] [TR] [TD id=mpuHeader name="mpuHeader"][/TD][/TR] [TR align=right] [TD align=right] [SCRIPT type=text/XXXXscript]NI_MPU('middle');[/SCRIPT] [/TD][/TR][/TBODY][/TABLE]The gaffe sprang from "off the record" remarks in an interview with French and US media.  The President's comments, later retracted, flew in the face of the international effort to put pressure on Tehran to abandon its uranium-enrichment programme.  The Elysée accused the American media last night of using his words to whip up anti-French feeling.  "I would say that what is dangerous about this situation is not the fact of having a nuclear bomb. Having one, or perhaps a second bomb a little later, well, that's not very dangerous," he said in an interview on Monday with Le Nouvel Observateur, The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune.  Iran knew that it would be an act of self-destruction to use a nuclear weapon. "Where will it drop it, this bomb? On Israel?" Mr Chirac asked. "It would not have gone 200 metres into the atmosphere before Tehran would be razed."  On Tuesday, the Elysée called the reporters to clarify the President's remarks, which blew a hole in the shaky front with Britain, America, Germany, China and Russia over Iran. "It is I who was wrong and I do not want to contest it," Mr Chirac told the journalists.  

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[Sportsdude]

I love how reporters can pick and chose quotes.  The point of this was that he was saying "yes Tehran go build your weapons, what are you going to do with them? If you even think about hitting Israel, Tehran will be gone within minutes."  This is true.  Even the crazy people who run the country knows this.  They'd be wiped off the map so why should we really worry? These things are all for show anyway because these rogue nations know they instant they try something their goose is cooked.  

[Russ]

True, I just think its funny with the stir its caused, he said one thing with the meaning for all to see.. and they quote it in another way.

  I like how they say it will cause a huge hole in teh united front of US, Germany, China, Russia, etc.. but how can it? Its FRANCE! What can and do they influence? LOL

[Sportsdude]

Thats what happens with a politician from France they are always miss quoted, I guess its that lost in translation thingy.  If you want to be a politician long winded answers do not work because then journalists will pick and choose what they like and don't like.  Never state something profound and then say why because usually they'll just pick the shock statement.  
Perfect example:
John Lennon and the bigger then Jesus quote.