- YES: FRANCE IS NOW DEPENDABLE. LIKE GERMANY UNDER MERKEL.
- THEY HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT ON IRAN AND SYRIA.
- BETTER THAN THE DEMOCRATS.
BREITBART/AFP:
US President George W. Bush rolls out the red carpet next week for French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, eager for their views on Iran's nuclear program and Russia.
The high-stakes week of diplomacy, which will also see Bush host Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, comes as Washington seeks more sanctions against Tehran and worries about the health of democratic reforms in Moscow.
Bush will host his French counterpart at the White House on Tuesday for an official dinner, then squire him on Wednesday to the Mount Vernon estate of the first US president, George Washington.
The two leaders were expected to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French soldier and diplomat who played a key role in the American revolution.
Merkel was to get an even juicier diplomatic plum, arriving Friday for a weekend stay at Bush's beloved "Prairie Chapel" ranch in Texas, a prize reserved for especially close allies.
Bush and his guests will have a full diplomatic plate: "Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Middle East peace process, Kosovo, Burma, Afghanistan and Darfur, Trade, NATO, transatlantic relations, climate and energy security" are also on the menu, according to White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe.
But the issues of Iran -- which denies US charges that it seeks nuclear weapons and has bucked international pressure to freeze uranium enrichment -- and Russia -- including Moscow's relations with Tehran and its cloudy political future -- will dominate.
- I SUSPECT THAT BUSH, SARKOZY AND MERKEL WILL AGREE ON A FRAMEWORK FOR DEALING WITH IRAN AND SYRIA OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
- BUSH WILL KEEP THESE TWO IN THE LOOP, AS WE WILL NEED THEM FOR THE PENULTIMATE STAGE.
THE ULTIMATE STAGE IS A PREEMPTIVE ATTACK - AND WE DON'T NEED NOBODY'S HELP FOR THAT.
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