Sarkozy Pays Homage to American WWII Vets….

Posted on November 7, 2007

Back in the "freedom fries" days who could’ve imagined such a pro-US French president?….

WASHINGTON (AP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy opened a new, cozier chapter in U.S.-French relations, saying he came to Washington with a simple message: "I wish to reconquer the heart of America in a lasting fashion."

Yet Sarkozy, whose trip included a scheduled address to Congress on Wednesday, didn’t sidestep the fact that President Bush and the war in Iraq remain unpopular in his country.

"I also came to say that one can be a friend of America, and yet win elections in France," Sarkozy joked during his toast at a White House dinner where the two leaders dined on lobster bisque and lamb.

"I’ve come to Washington to bear a very simple, straightforward message. … I wish to re-conquer the heart of America. I want to re-conquer the heart of America in a lasting fashion," he said.

The French president also paid tribute to American veterans who fought in World War II and ended by proclaiming "Long live Franco-American friendship."

"I want to tell you that whenever a U.S. soldier dies anywhere in the world, I think of what the Americans and — the American army and Americans have done for us."

French President Nicolas Sarkozy
Toast to the American People

ZIP

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One Response to “Sarkozy Pays Homage to American WWII Vets….”

Otter on November 7th, 2007 7:56 pm

Oh My Lord! A Frenchman who Remembers. That is Increasingly
rare anywhere in Europe. Given another decade they will wish
we were coming to their aid once again.