I love the new France, full of manly men and femme fatales who are looking for trouble and willing to throw down the wine glass, adjust their berets and and put a very stylish boot up the ass of the first country that gives them an excuse.

Right now it looks like Iran has gotten the Sarkozy government feeling froggy, excuse the pun. From The Telegraph:

The world should “prepare for war” with Iran, the French foreign minister has said, significantly escalating tensions over the country’s nuclear programme.

Bernard Kouchner said that while “we must negotiate right to the end” with Iran, if Teheran possessed an atomic weapon it would represent “a real danger for the whole world”.

The world should “prepare for the worst… which is war”, he said.

His comments came after Washington reminded Teheran that “all options were on the table” in confronting its nuclear policy, which many officials in the West believe has the ultimate aim of arming a nuclear warhead, despite Iran’s claim that it is for civilian purposes.

The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States – plus Germany, are due to meet to discuss a new draft UN resolution on sanctions against Iran later this week in Washington.

So far proposals for tough sanctions have been resisted by Russia and China, while Teheran has ignored UN deadlines to stop enriching uranium, insisting its nuclear activity is for peaceful purposes only.

Sounds like they’re coming along for the ride this time if Uncle Sam decides Iran has a few too many unbombed military installations. Welcome aboard, Frenchie!

It’s nice to have an ally in Europe, instead of a bunch of people hiding behind America’s apron while giving us the finger.