Wednesday, September 10, 2008

France criticises Pakistan bombings

This is from antiwar.com. Lately France has been supportive of the U.S. on a number of issues but on this one France is taking a critical view, but it is the same as many in the U.S. intelligence community!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008News DeskPARIS: France warned on Tuesday that missile strikes by suspected US drones in the tribal areas were undermining international efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan."Not only are these creating human tragedies but also situations that have counterproductive effects on the political dynamics that we would like to see, and that means a partnership between Afghanistan, Pakistan and the international community," said foreign ministry spokesman Eric Chevallier."Anything that creates suffering in the civilian population creates problems in trying to reach an understanding and an acceptance of these populations of the international presence in the region," said the foreign ministry spokesman.Chevallier did not single out the United States for criticism, but referred to the "bombings that took place in Pakistan and left civilian casualties, in particular in the Pakistani tribal areas on Monday."

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