I Never Like To Say That I

France Will Never Forget The Men Who Agreed To Make The Supreme Sacrifice To Liberate Our Soil, Our Country, Our Continent From The Yoke Of Nazi Barbarity. It Will Never Forget What It Owes America, Our Eternal Friend. Our Two Peoples Have Stood Shoulder-to-shoulder In The Brotherhood Of Blood Spilled.

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.

The Construction Of Europe Is An Art. It Is The Art Of The Possible.

As Far As France Is Concerned, We Are Ready To Envisage Everything That Can Be Done Under Unscr 1441. [...] But I Repeat That Every Possibility Offered By The Present Resolution Must Be Explored, That There Are A Lot Of Them And They Still Leave Us With A Lot Of Leeway When It Comes To Ways Of Achieving The Objective Of Eliminating Any Weapons Of Mass Destruction Which May Exist In Iraq. I'd Like Nevertheless To Note That, As Things Stand At The Moment, I Have, To My Knowledge, No Indisputable Proof In This Sphere.

Anything That Can Hurt The Convictions Of Another, Particularly Religious Convictions, Must Be Avoided. Freedom Of Expression Must Be Exercised In A Spirit Of Responsibility. I Condemn All Manifest Provocation That Might Dangerously Fan Passions.