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...truth is that President Chirac??s “children of the republic” are not much different than your average everyday teenager—spoiled, angry, and looking for someone to blame. What makes French-Arab youths particularly annoyed is that they live in a society that preaches entitlement and equality. But instead, they face the tough reality of widespread discrimination and a poorly-performing economy, held down by powerful unions and nationalistic sentiments that oppose French integration into a more competitive and freer EU market...
...American immigrants’ success is a free market economy, which values productivity, innovation, and fair competition. In contrast, the same forces that hurt the French economy today also hurt the most vulnerable of its citizens—the immigrants, who are excluded economically, socially, and politically. President Chirac??s plans to expand public spending and create even more rigidities in an attempt to help the disenfranchised are likely to backfire. Ultimately, it is a free and prosperous economy that creates jobs for those needing them most; the best thing the French government can do is implement economic...
...others to fight and die for them.” I guess we shouldn’t be surprised by Mohamad’s remarks. After all, his speech was greeted by a standing ovation, and universal acclaim by conference attendees. What should really frighten us, however, is President Chirac??s resounding silence in the face of Mohamad’s words...
...Chirac??s Malaysian fumble was the worst example of French moral equivocation, then one might be inclined to forgive him. After all, everyone is entitled to make some mistakes. However, the events of this past week barely begin to tell Chirac??s story. For months, the French government was the principal European nation blocking the addition of Hamas to the E.U.’s official list of terrorist organizations. Including Hamas would not only raise awareness of the organization’s true nature, but it would also allow E.U. nations to take real steps...
...Pacific Forum Center for Strategic and International Studies, noted in his group’s policy journal, “French President Jacques Chirac seemed more concerned about containing George Bush (or U.S. global leadership in general) than Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction.” Chirac??s political maneuvering, enabled by France’s veto power on the Security Council, made it impossible for the U.S. to rely solely on international organizations in dealing with the Iraqi threat. In his ultimatum speech in March 2003, Bush highlighted U.N. ineffectiveness...