Heh.

Actually this is a good thing. Know why?

Because it shows what an inferiority complex France has toward us. Lamenting about the big wolf "meddling" in their affairs is what little nations do.

When France sticks their nose in, we figure they're advising us. They're trying to get us to listen to them. We know when it comes down to it, we'll take their opinion into consideration and do what we want to do. We don't moan, "France, please leave us alone. Don't push us and Mexico around."

France, OTOH, is...whining. Please, US, don't bully us.

Not to mention the way they act as though they already own Turkey. Perhaps Turkey likes for us to advocate for them. Either Turkey is in the EU, or it's not. If it's not, then Turkey is no more France's business than ours.

"Chirac calls Bush out." Right. Chirac cries like a Frenchman.

BTW, one angle Chirac seems to forget (conveniently, perhaps) is that Turkey is America's formal ally, via NATO. (Uh, France's too, depending on how they view NATO on any given day).

Mexico has no such formal relationship with France-- except for great food, ridiculous money (well, in the olden days, before Eurofever-- catch it!), and lack of soap.

So, IMHO, France should just piss off.

Dave
Arlington, VA

Actually, Chirac is only too happy to tell poorer countries how to conduct their foreign relations, as I've documented here.