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February 4, 2007
Jacques Chirac to USA: Sign Kyoto or Else
Jacques Chirac may be the failed leader of a dying nation, but he still considers himself in a position to shout orders at the USA.
Our Senate voted 95-0 not to ratify the charade known as the Kyoto protocol on the grounds that it would accomplish nothing other than to plunge our economy into a depression. But now Chirac demands that we sign it, or face a punitive "carbon tax" on all exports to the European Union.
The reasons European nations and particularly France would want us to sign Kyoto are obvious to any reader of Machiavelli. When there is a single strong state interacting with a bunch of weak states, the weak states will inevitably team up against the strong one. Not even the most fanatical Kool-Aid guzzlers believe the USA signing Kyoto would have any significant effect on the weather; the point is to hobble our economy to such a degree that the floundering socialists in Europe can keep up with it.
Underscoring the phoniness of Chirac's posture, he is in the envirokooks' doghouse for conducting nuclear tests, siding with farmers against environmentalists, and allocating too many carbon emission credits to businesses. The punitive tax he wants to inflict may be a violation of international trade rules.
On a tip from Wiggins.
Posted by Van Helsing at February 4, 2007 10:34 AM
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The punitive tax he wants to inflict may be a violation of international trade rules.
Like that'll stop the EU...
Posted by: Archonix at February 4, 2007 1:18 PM
Hahahahahahaha
You people are hilarious. The rest of the world signs up and you knobends want to carry on destroying the planet. And then you find a reason to blame the French for it. hahahahaha. No, really, you're brilliant. Keep it up, guys. We need you Americans to keep the rest of us laughing.
Posted by: Bob at February 5, 2007 6:54 AM
And we need you to keep us laughing Bob. If you want to throw your declining nations' economies into a tailspin over an problem that does not exist, go ahead, but we know that capitalism is the only way to improve the environment and improve prosperity. That's why our nation is one of the cleanest on earth, and has overwhelming economic dominance. Our country is the greatest on earth, and we don't want it to stop being that, while China gets away with murder. We are not destroying the earth, you doofus.
Posted by: Chris at February 6, 2007 11:56 PM
