It's good to see France being led once again by someone who understands the cause of freedom, understands the threat of Iran, and understands that these are greater than France's economic interests. It has been long apparent that France had let its economic self-interest lead it into alliances with repressive regimes in Sudan, Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere. It's good to see that France finally understands that short-term economic self-interest must give way when threats materialize.
It is a good lesson for whomever will be the next U.S. President to learn - we need to make a strong stand against the tyrannical dictatorships with which we share economic interests. Using our economic, diplomatic, and political influence to bring about democratic change must be a primary motivator in U.S. foreign policy.
France's Sarkozy raises prospect of Iran airstrikes
ReutersFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday a diplomatic push by the world's powers to rein in Tehran's nuclear program was the only alternative to "an Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran."
In his first major foreign policy speech, Sarkozy emphasized his existing foreign policy priorities, such as opposing Turkish membership of the European Union and pushing for a new Mediterranean Union that he hopes will include Ankara.
He also presented some new ideas, such as possibly renewing high-level dialogue with Syria and expanding the Group of Eight industrialized nations to include the biggest developing states.
Sarkozy said a nuclear-armed Iran would be unacceptable and that major powers should continue their policy of incrementally increasing sanctions against Tehran while being open to talks if Iran suspended nuclear activities.
"This initiative is the only one that can enable us to escape an alternative that I saw is catastrophic: the Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran," he said, adding that it was the worst crisis currently facing the world.
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