Quote Originally Posted by Brenus
I wrote on this site he was the “Back to the Past”, and unfortunately, I was right. Sarkozy give back to the Rich what belong to the poor.
For the NATO reintegration, to the systematic destruction and pillaging of 100 years of painful and sometimes bloody social conquests and freedom, he just brings France back to the 19th Century society. His systematic alignment on the worst US policy (and that is why is going with Poland –remember the new Europe- to the recognition of Kosovo, sending troops in Afghanistan (he still hesitates about Iraq I supposed) is part of his ultra-conservative attitude.

So do you think it is the only reason - to 'be on the same side' as the USA ?

Perhaps there are other issues, ideas or plans too ?

I agree (even if I am not expert here) that he is able to claim others' achievemtns as his own or declare something which is obviously not true just to gain/regain some popular support - the defeat with Meditterrean Union declared as a success is a good example.


@Tristuskhan

What our president says is illusion. Not real change. He wants to be considered as the new accelerator in european relations?
Well he promised to be the new accelerator in the building of fair and respectuous and virtuous relationship with african states, treating our former colonies as loyal partners for enhancement of democracy. No more of this feudal links with african satraps! Guess what happened? The first foreign leader to visit him one year ago was... Omar Bongo, Miss Africa since the sixties. And then he sold a nuclear power plant to Mr Khadafi, who has never backed any form of terrorism and is of course, a marvelous democrat. Illusion...

And it's been the same about every topic this last year. Except the tax cuts for the Upper (and I mean Upper, those who don't NEED more money) class, it is the SINGLE part of his program he applied.

Sarkozy's projects? Illusion.
Thank you for the explanation.

In a way - as far as my limited knowledge about his policy allows me - he is quite like our previous government ( 'double trouble' - or 'twins') i.e. words to gain support followed by lack of activity or simple 'legal impossibilism' i.e. proposals which breach international treaties and violate the constitution so impossible to implement, but proposed only to gain support and play himself as a die-hard reformer who cannot do anything because 'others' stop him.

Still it looks awfully expensive just for propaganda.
After all such high ranking governmental visits (in Poland it would be the highest ranking meeting with a French envoys ever) according to the protocol, tradition and all known customs are supposed to mean something.
If after such an impressive show of goodwill results will be none existent French reputation will reach new lows.

If the entire thing is just for show the cost for France will be very high - added to rather bad reputation in this part of europe it would mean France falling to the second row in the EU.

I can hardly believe anyone could risk such a defeat.