As Far As I'm Concerned, War Always

What Is At Stake Is How To Answer The Potential Threat Iraq Represents With The Risk Of Proliferation Of Wmd. Baghdad's Regime Did Use Such Weapons In The Past. Today, A Number Of Evidences May Lead To Think That, Over The Past Four Years, In The Absence Of International Inspectors, This Country Has Continued Armament Programs.

It Is With Enormous Distress That France Has Just Learned Of The Monstrous Attacks There Is No Other Word For It That Have Just Struck The United States Of America. In These Horrifying Circumstances, The Entire People Of France, And I Want To Emphasize This, Stand By The People Of America. They Express Their Friendship And Solidarity In This Tragedy. Naturally, I Want To Assure President Bush Of My Total Support. France, As You Know, Has Always Condemned And Unreservedly Condemns Terrorism, And Considers That Terrorism Must Be Combated By All Possible Means.

Romania And Bulgaria Were Particularly Irresponsible. If They Wanted To Diminish Their Chances Of Joining Europe They Could Not Have Found A Better Way.

The European Union And Russia Have An Identical Viewpoint. We Have Condemned Any Potential Revision Of The Abm Treaty, Believing That Such A Revision Will Involve A Risk Of Proliferation That Will Be Very Dangerous For The Future.

These Irresponsible Acts, Which Cannot Have Any Justification Whatsoever, Are To Be Fully Condemned. In These Appalling Circumstances, I Want To Offer You The Most Sincere Condolences, Both In My Name And In That Of The French People.