New French PM Dominique de Villepin de Axis de Weasals

NY Times:

French President Jacques Chirac named loyalist Dominique de Villepin as his new prime minister on Tuesday in a shake-up of the government following his crushing defeat over the European Union's constitution.

Villepin replaces Jean-Pierre Raffarin, who was made a scapegoat for Sunday's referendum defeat. Villepin had until now been interior minister, and in a spell as foreign minister led France's opposition to the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
Spell? He was probably one of the worst foreign ministers of all times. He was dishonest with his counterparts in the US and UK. He worked to actively assist Saddam in thwarting another UN resolution. What an awful man. What an awful choice for a country whose diplomatic house is in shambles.

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