Vichy-sur-Seine
This defies parody [Hat Tip Aunt Agatha]:
Iran is a significant, respected player in the Middle East which is playing a stabilizing role, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said Monday, during a visit to Lebanon.
“It was clear that we could never accept a destabilization of Lebanon, which could lead to a destabilization of the region,” Douste-Blazy said in Beirut.
“In the region there is of course a country such as Iran - a great country, a great people and a great civilization which is respected and which plays a stabilizing role in the region,” he told a news conference.
Douste-Blazy (A dolt, by Zeus) is the same putz who scolded Israel for rejecting the 72-hour hudna to allow Hezbollocks to rearm evacuate those who didn’t read the leaflets Israel dropped by the thousands.
Modern day France acts like Captain Reynaud, the character played by Claude Rains in Casablanca. He/they happily sip champagne with his/their enemy, doing his/their best to foil those fighting for freedom. I doubt this will be the beginning of a beautiful friendship–but rather the end of a problematic one.