Talk about French foreign secretary to the UNO

[FredM06]

VILLEPIN 2012 !!!

[Redsabot]

Mes respects Mr De villepin pour ce discours..... et bonne nouvelle que votre présentation officielle à l'élection présidentielle.

[Bigbrakmarsombre]

Quand les Etats Unis tomberont, quand tous les états pauvres se leverons contre nous, ce sera l'Europe, et principalement l'alliance de la France, de l'Allemagne et du Royaume Uni qui redeviendront et resterons les première puissance mondiale.

Car l'Europe occidentale à et sera toujours le berceau de la civilisation moderne et de toutes les avancer qu'il y est eu !

Vive l'alliance Franco-Anglo-Germanique et Vive la France !

[TheIceman567]

@Bigbrakmarsombre Stupide si les Etats-Unis l'automne, c'est parce que l'Europe!

[dezboss]

The US has made the biggest balls up ever with Iraq. Chirac and de Villepin were right.

[aaron1719]

Why would a dictator allow his wmds to be "inspected" He'll just hide them or move them to another bordering country for the time being it's not like nukes are these mystical things that can't be hidden in a truck/plane.

[sanninlover]

"in a world that tends to agglomerate block cultural identity!

the Americans have dragged the West into its fall!

the West whose very essence is the Mediterranean!

the USA is greedy! the oldest reflex in the world!

the nouveau riche!

crushes the world matrix (the Mediterranean sea)! our world!

peoples of the mare nostrum(in latin) are as old as the world!

they will survive! but neither do we!

and this is just the beginning! American idiots! you are poor"

I quoted a wise french men

[terminator843C]

14:57 look at the asian guy...

[isocrate27]

Colin Powell looked like a student in front of his professor. Dominique de Villepin is out of his intellectual league.

[MrStaxxy]

Well, the world was bashing France there, but we all have to admit they was right, and now, there is a huge mess in Irak...

[etetepete]

I am proud and honoured to call the French my allies today.

Beste Grüße aus Wien!

And also best Greetings to all my American allies who have allways stood side by side together with us in our human responsibility.

[mufc1999united]

this guy was right isaf didn't even allow time for inspections..

[esprit83990]

FRANCE WAS RIGHT !!!! And US sentenced FRANCE traitor , US was WRONG

[Kekipeful]

D. De Villepin, possible next french president..

[Shadowkenji001]

@Kekipeful Hope not

[Coeurebene1]

Bashing France was actually a smart move from the Bush administration. It was focusing the attention of american people on a small country which was opposed to war, and somehow hid them the fact that it was not France which was against the war, but most of the world.

[MrLandrut]

Quand on voit Sarkosy faire le toutou comme un certain Blair, le général De Gaule doit se retourner dans sa tombe. C'était prémonitoire, quand on voit des chrétiens victimes d'attentats et obligés de quitter le pays, alors que sous Sadam, ils était protégés et avaient les mêmes droits que les autres. ils ont ouvert la boite de pandore, les faucons incultes à la solde des sionistes.

[snappycruise]

YEAH FRANCE ROCKS!

[kirameister]

After more than 7 years, I still remember the very last part of his speech : "the old Europe". The number of battles among the differences in people taken place in Europe in the past can still teach us many things.

[ttiiyy]

Politics in France was dirty as shit. All the sabotage and scandals are the biggest jokes ever.

Sarkozy's son has a career precisely because of nepotism. French should concentrate on their own problems.

[Vorian451]

@ttiiyy

i'm french and i couldn't agree more on our current political situation. However, you should know that it was not the case at the time.

i don't know if you're american, as your message suggest it, but your politics are not so much below us, since i saw on US television that a former governor (Illinois ?) was standing charges for trying to sell a senator seat, and was in fact found guilty of false statement before federals agents, another trial being on the way.

[toinanful]

@ttiiyy "French should concentrate on their own problems."

Yeah, France should let USA take care of the rest of the world alone...because USA is the best country ever and Bush is a great president. You stupid idiot asshole.

[leborde]

@toinanful don't make me laugh. You had a world to take care, the financial one. Look at the results. Stupid animal. hahaha

[moi1000]

@toinanful

USA is the "best dictatorship" and Bush was a "great dictator". France was right, you're owned !!!

[Heimrik]

@toinanful

Fuck you bloody american moron, you are evil people making war with no reasons, we should let you care for the rest of the world ! Asshole ! If we were not here, the 3rd world war had already started you fucking criminal !

Besides you did not liberate France as you believe in 1944, as a french army kidked the ass of the wehrmacht coming back to France from the african french colonies.

[Heimrik]

@toinanful

this is the composition of the french army which kicked the ass of the german army in southern France :

Armée d'Afrique

250 000 musulmans / 12 000 tués

100 000 africains noirs / 4500 tués

176 000 pieds noirs / 14 000 tués

700 000 métropolitains / 40 000 tués

the famoust chief of this army was the general Leclerc de Hauteclocque. Without hte great job of the french army in southern France, the wehrmacht would have kicked the ass of GIS.

[Heimrik]

@toinanful

What about the help of the french army during the war of the young United States and those bloody brits, without french the states would still be an american colony, so shut up your fucking mouth asshole !

[magicubus]

@toinanful LOL what country is in perpetual war on earth? Isn't USA? you mean take care of the rest of the world with bombs? You are so generous.....Can you tell me about these Saddam's so famous mass destructions weapons? Maybe US army is still looking for them maybe?

You want to be generous fight between american people, it will be a nice gift for the rest of the world!

[moi1000]

@ttiiyy

And George Bush jr became president of the USA with the hekp of his father

[ttiiyy]

@moi1000 So I guess both the US and France are equally bad; people from both countries should just stop criticizing each other :)

[moi1000]

@ttiiyy

Well, it's the americans who started to bash the french. "Freedom" fries, "freedom" toast, etc... There was no such things in France against the USA.

[tontontak]

il faut comprendre ce qu'il veut dire avant de critiqué...

il dit simplement que les u.s.a ne la font pas a la france car la france n'a aucun

interet a rentrer dans cette guerre

[CPYV78]

This war is a shame led by murders. that was just a video game for them..

[shillyshallyz]

The Brits too, despise those who voted for the "Freedom Fries" president!?

watch?v=yduYeO14cBI

[152Tarn]

dans un monde qui tend a agglomérée en bloc identitaire culturelle !!!

les ameri cons ont trainé l'occident vers sa chute !!

l'occident dont l'essence même est la méditerranée !!

les usa avide !! le reflexe le plus ancien au monde !!

le nouveau riche !!

ecrase la matrice du monde ( la mediteranée ) !! notre monde !!

les peuples de la mare nostrum sont aussi vieux que le monde !!

ils y survivront !! mais nous non !!

et ce n'est que le debut !! con d'americains !! vous etes pauvre

[chenoir]

@ripley350z

Except that these five countries have acquired nuclear weapons technology after having been designed are permanent member of UN security council.

[romain5031]

"war is a result of failure", nicely said

[4600Angela]

Wise speech -- proven to be absolutely correct.

[Draksen]

Exactly the way I love France: proud and showing middle finger to brain dead fat anglo-americans.

[bichotte69]

VIVE LA FRANCE!!!!

[logic3d]

in the 1970's France held a 25% stake in Iraqi oil. It was a young Chirac who provided Iraq with nuclear energy technology, as a gateway to better links with other Arab markets. France, in particular Chirac, have always been very closely tied to Iraq, which would go someway to explaining France's stance in 2003. This is not to say that De Villepin didn't do the right thing, it's just slightly more complicated than France being "right, from A to Z end of the story" @charlyinthespace1991

[poglay]

it s like saying the U S were committed to set peace!

[AttackTheGasStation1]

logic3d --> You're part right. But don't forget that France had a high experience about arab world and Near East/Middle East. The French knew perfectly that USA would enter into an endless guerilla if they attacked Irak...

[logic3d]

@AttackTheGasStation1 Thanks for the response, I don't really understand what you mean, though...!? Cheers, logic3d

[gipcambero]

At the time of oil for food program, half of irak oil export  went to USA while France received only 8% of those exports

[Metalgear55]

Why do france,Britian,America have a seat at the securty council(terror council? Was the colonial times good or what? Native indians,black africans,jews,arabs.... where all killed for the white expansion program!

People need to wake up!

Who did push for war against iraq? was it european countries and america? Or was it non white countries?

Who is pushing for war against Iran? Is it the same group who wants war?

Why does the white elite get away with all these crimes?

[chenoir]

France, Great Britain, USA, Russia and China have a permanent seat on the UN security council because they were the victor of WWII.

[charlyinthespace91]

France was right from A to Z end of the story. Vive La France !

[kimregen]

Still proud to be a part of the OLD Europe when watching this :)

What a shame though that only such few countries had the balls to resist US pressure. And the real tragic figure to me is Mr. Powell. I think he knew he was making a horrible mistake... He should have left his office then, that would have been a strong sign.

[Psy95220]

Great Speech! They sould have listened us!

[subinct]

They should have shown the applause that followed this speech. I remember watching this LIVE I had goosebumps all over.

One Gentle and Polite Man who so eloquently stood his ground against a Super Brute.

[Acadianiste]

There was three countries that are known to have refused right off the bat to go to Irak: France, Germany, and Canada....

The USA were enranged about Germany and France and were looking to make sure their were economic consequences.

It is funny, I do not remember the USA being mad at Canada, but Canada under Jean Chrétien, said "NO WAY" to the Irak war.

[chenoir]

@subinct Plus Russia if I remember well.

[Fridomfry]

Plus simplement, les Français étaient quand même moins naïfs que les Américains en ce domaine. Nous savions d'expérience qu'on sait comment démarre une guerre, mais pas comment elle finit. Que les USA allaient donner un coup de pied dans un nid de guêpes. Qu'on était déjà en Afghanistan. Et que la clé de l'imbroglio du Proche-Orient était le règlement du problème israélo-Palestinien. Donc que c'était là qu'il fallait agir, non en Irak ou au Kamtchaka.

[Sarahtolila]

C'est parceque les Français (et Chirac) ont l'expèrience de la guerre d'Algérie, et des attentats qu'on a eu dans les année 90. Je pense qu'ils sentaient bien que tout l'Occident allait être decredibilisés par la guerre en Irak et que les mouvements islamiques allaient pouvoir recruter plus facilement, partout (y compris en Europe)

[Fridomfry]

D'autre part les USA avaient eux aussi des intérêts en Irak, commerciaux et stratégiques - l'Irak étant un bouclier contre l'Iran islamiste. Maintenant ils ont deux pays islamistes au lieu d'un. La France préférait une dictature laïque à un possible régime islamiste - de deux maux on préférait le moindre.

[alvalid10]

En 2003, l'objectif était clairement la fin de Saddam ; certes, le chaos actuel des factions religieuses s'affrontant était prévisible mais je pense sincèrement que l'Etat français avait d'abord en tête ceci: les US veulent chasser un dictateur qu'il n'aime pas trop contre un président allié, or nous nous entendons bien avec Saddam; ne chassons pas un chef d'Etat sûr pour un éventuellement meilleur.

[toyamac]

Ca serait mille fois mieux, il manque l'éloquence de Villepin avec cette froide traduction.

[alvalid10]

Je tiens à préciser que je ne défends nullement les USA, je suis conscient que si leurs intérêts n'étaient pas en jeu, ils ne seraient pas intervenu lors de la 2nde GM. Je pense qu'il faut juger Villepin sur le Premier ministre qu'il a été plutôt que ce discours à l'Onu.

[bipbip78400]

je te rappel en passant qu'ils sont entré en guerre dans la 2 nde GM seulement au moment ou il y a eu pearl harbour, ou ils se sont fait attaquer lâchement par les japonais allié des nazis !!!! bien sur que un pays entre en guerre selon ces intérêts et les États unis n'hésitent jamais, normal ce sont les plus forts !!!

[alvalid10]

Alors que là, ce discours, aussi beau soit-il, cache une réalité dure à admettre (puisqu'apparemment mon commentaire précédent suscite des votes négatifs) la relation amicale entre le régime de Saddam Hussein et la France (et d'autres pays dont l'Allemagne)

[xxAdelineFcexx]

On peut aussi penser aux liens entre l'Allemagne nazie et les USA avant guerre.

[Fridomfry]

Qu'appelles-tu "liens entre l'Allemagne nazie et les USA avant guerre"? Il y avait des liens commerciaux et diplomatiques, comme avec tous les pays. Les USA ne sont pas intervenus pour nous empêcher d'entrer en guerre contre Hitler, que je sache. Il n'y a rien de comparable.

[xxAdelineFcexx]

Oui c'est ce que j'ai voulu dire, en ecrivant trop vite.

[Fridomfry]

alvalid, je regrette que ton commentaire suscite des votes négatifs, qui devraient être réservés aux messages insultants. On peut t'opposer des arguments sérieux. Si les intérêts économiques français avaient dicté la politique, la France se serait déjà opposée à l'invasion de l'Irak en 1991. Or elle y a participé en 1ère ligne. Donc le NON de la France en 2003 avait des raisons essentiellement politiques: attaquer à nouveau l'Irak était absurde.

[alvalid10]

merci, le vote négatif signifiant "commentaire sans intérêt", je ne suis pas sûr que tout le monde ait compris la signification. Quant à ton argument, je ne me suis pas trop penché sur le cas de 1991 mais il me semble qu'il ne s'agissait pas de renverser Saddam mais simplement de le chasser du Koweit, où, peut être, la France a également des intérêts).

[alvalid10]

oui c'est ce que je veux dire, il n'y a que l'intérêt de l'Etat. Mais peut-on vraiment comparer la situation ? Les soldats US débarqués sur le sol européen avaient en tête je pense également la volonté de se battre contre le totalitarisme.

[alvalid10]

Au risque de décevoir le mythe de "Villepin le courageux", il ne faisait que protéger les intérêts de la France (le régime de Saddam Hussain, pour le dire clairement). Le discours est beau, mais bon,en matière de politique étrangère, les intérêts de l'Etat français ont amené à ces décisions et non les "couilles" de De Villepin.

[xxAdelineFcexx]

La politique etrangère n'est jamais une affaire de sentiments; par exemple., les soldats americains ne sont pas venus en France en 1945 pour "defendre la liberté" (dont il se fichaient bien avant que les interets americains ne soient menacés) mais ca n'enlève rien à leur courage et au respect qu'on leur doit

[FrancoisGevaudan]

Je ne sais pas tout? Dites moi alors les secrets de Villepin et son plan pour sauver la France.

La défense est large, et les dépenses par la police augmentent pour faire face à des abndes armées dangereuses en France. Le budget de la défense augmente très légèrement car il comprend les retraites des militaires et des dizaines de milliers de fonctionnaire du ministère et de ses filiales.Ce que les autres pays ne tiennent pas en compte.

Il n'y a plus de militaires et plus d'armement.

[adikiny]

Great wisdom. Historical speech.

[Phillm91]

Pour ce beau discours, je préfèrerai l'écouter en français et non en anglais.

Quelqu'un peut-il m'aider svp ?

Merci.

Phil

[x27agent]

La vraie France c'est elle à travers lui.

[thecajuncutthroat]

Le discours de Villepin n'a JAMAIS été diffusé sur une grande chaîne américaine.

Honte sur eux.

[diablo67100]

Franchement, même si je ne suis pas patriote, ce jour-là j'étais fier d'être français. Nous avons de grands idéaux et les défendre est bonne chose, ce n'est pas ce gouvernement qui le ferait

[gipcambero]

Jsuis pas fan de l'homme mais là j'avoue qu'il a eu des couilles et du bon sens

[Zeissfan112]

A nos cousins Americains : J'espère que tout le monde sur ce site réalise à quel point ce discours fut à la fois le langage du plus élémentaire bon sens et un discours prophétique. To our American cousins : I hope everyone on this site realizes that this speech spoke the language of common sense and was, at the same time, prophetic.

[Ericbastie]

le dernier Gaulliste,donc le futur président!

[FrancoisGevaudan]

Je ne dirai pas Gaulliste, car de Gaulle est mort, donc se dire patriote et souverainiste correspondrait mieux à la pensée de de Gaulle et des Gaullistes pendant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale et ce jusqu'à 1970 avec sa mort.

De Villepin n'est pas Gaulliste car il n'est ni patriote, ni souverainiste, ni pour la communauté unique nationale Française pour la France.

[FrancoisGevaudan]

De Villepin garde la coquille France mais la vide à l'intérieur.

A part cette intervention qui n'a rien n'apportée sauf à un faible réveil! La situation et le respect de la France n'a pas progressé, elle s'est abaissé au contraire,et de Villepin a affaibli l'armée, qui conduit aujourd'hui à quelques centaines d'hommes aux mains de l'OTAN,avec une masse de fonctionnaire au ministère de la défense qui controle tout cela!

[alpacks]

@FrancoisGevaudan ha bon tu crois que villepin aurait fait ce discours "pour la grandeur de la france" qu'on avait matière a jouer de l'image de la "grandeur de notre pays" ?

N'importe quoi : ce discours est simplement le discours des conscients et des personnes influentes de par le monde éclairées contre celle de l'obscurantisme guerrier ...

gouverner la france de l'intérieur n'a rien a voir, avec avoir une conscience internationale : ce sont 2 choses bien séparées

[FrancoisGevaudan]

Alors merci Mr de Villepin, mais je vote humble et modeste : fidèle à la France pour de Villiers

[QwartoBlogspotCom]

Great historical talk. France kept their promise to Iraq. Let us do the inspection and we will not vote for an UN military invasion.

[Rafaseb13]

Quelqu'un sait où trouver le discours en français ?

Le jour où la France a osé dire Non aux américains. Le droit international voudrait que Bush soit arrêté et traduit en justice devant le tribunal International peinal de lahaye... Alors bien sur les americains ont dit que les français étaient des laches et qu'ils avaient oublié qui les avaient sauvé en 1918 et 1945. Mais qui les a aidé à gagner leur guerre d'independance qui a permis la création des USA ? FRANCE!

[monkeygiggling]

Tape "discours Villepin" dans Google et tu trouveras facilement dans les premiers résultats.

[SIAMBELKA]

salut

merci de me donner le lien si tu as trouvé ce discour en français

[groumpf82]

Hi, I'm looking for this video in french (VO); link? Ty

[Rickdeckard2020]

Great speech. Its a shame pro-US zionist factions have gained the upper hand in influence over the french media and state, Kuchner certainly played into the warmongering agenda with his declaration about Iran.

We now know going to UN was just a ploy by US, the iraq war never was about wmds but about oil (as well as petrodollars, israel and war profiteering)

Powell looked like a nice guy(before the UN farce), but if he hasnt read "War is a Racket" hes an idiot and if he has hes a scoundrel

[scorpio75000]

De Villepin est un grand homme.

[Draksen]

@scorpio75000 Monsieur de Villepon président en 2012! Ni plus ni moins! ;)

[arnorev]

"But let us not forget that having won the war, one has to build peace."

5 years ago and so true!

[arnorev]

France was right. Bush was half incompetent and lied for the other half. He's just a shame.

[Sud34]

french diplomacy at its best

[ExHopo]

Perhaps it's time for someone to apologize?

[ExHopo]

Apparantly arabic, muslim and socialist is far better than wannabe imperialists.

France is the best friend of the U.S. That is why France warned the U.S. of the huge blunder it was about to make while making vital contributions in Afghanistan. Unlike the U.K. that just bought into the obvious lie and tagged along. Many Americans like yourself replied by spitting in France's face. History has already proven you wrong. I suggest you start acting accordingly, asshole.

[zwan2]

yes you're right Fridomfry, our elites tend to give lessons to all the world, but the majority of French do not say anything to anybody.

[Fridomfry]

I do believe that France was right, and that this was Villepin's and Chirac's finest hour. Yet it is not a reason to insult Americans. No nation is in a position to teach lessons to others.

[aurelien362]

Yes, it's true; and if Sarozy had been president at this date, we would have also made this bloody war, so we cannot give lessons, givent that a lot of americain people were also against this war!

[saeedman]

vive la france

[halan777]

Proud French here,

France was right, and those dumb fat Americans always insult the french, now they pay for it dearly, their economy is going to be a future third world country, with the war in Iraq, now America is Kaputt and its the price they pay for being proud and arrogant against France.

France Kicks Ass, America bite the dust !

Vive La France !

[Oualtaire]

Proud French but i'm losing my pride when seeing such a childlish reaction from a compatriot.

[Anamixandre]

One of the rare reason to be proud of my french DNA

[greensky1]

What defines a brilliant speech, is the fact that years later you would still listen to it and think "it was right on the mark".

Villepin spoke for France, but for millions of people all around the globe. Kudos to him. Merci M. de Villepin.

[makkertje]

This man was the only sane stateman at that table. Powell was lying through his teeth.

[htrosch]

Only because George Tenet told Powell all the intelligence in the speech he read was true. Powell was too trusting of Tenet, I still believe Colin Powell is a good man.

[florianoborelli]

Fuck Powell and Bush.

[receiveandtransmit]

Why the French Administration went to the "veto" against the war with Irak ?

Chirac and Villepin knew 9/11 was an inside job.

[chmab]

Et à part ce discours; quoi d'autre?

[20pierre20]

Bravo super discour face à tout ces mensonges inadmissibles des américains. JE SUIS FIER DE MON PAYS. Encore Bravo et 1000 bravos pour De Villepin

[guydecervens]

La vérité que la France défend est l'autre côté du mensonge que les États-Unis promeuvent. Vive la France

[befavcf]

leonnett:do you have the french sound version????

[BOOMER751]

Are you serious? You must be joking! The US occupation is a disaster in Iraq (with nearly 200 000 soldiers there) and you want france to invade Iran! Do you think it's a rational solution...

Secondly Iran is way more unattackable than Iraq... iran is an industrial country, and declaring war against iran would be a huge catastrophe!

[moimoitj]

Vive Dominique de Villepin, Vive la République, et Vive la France!!!

[befavcf]

et oui tu le sait,il me rend encore plus fiere d'etre français!

[nem21cm]

villepin President !!!!

[moimoitj]

Si seulement!!!!

[Ktvclub]

This is a visionary speech,still I doubt Villepins honesty in politics.He's not a man of trust.We are in 2007,Saddam captured/dead,hundrets of new oil fields open for international Market,but for what Price: thousands of american GI's dead,A lot more of iraki civilians.The end of the tunnel looks more like a train than freedom...

[PanchoInter]

Dominque de Villepin is surely not an angel, but beleive me he is honest, at least more honest than dear mister George W. Bush.

De Villepin is a great diplomat and a birlliant man, if there were more men like him in France we would not have the problems we face now thank's to our pro-american Sarkozy

[darkbluecactus]

This video is 100% common sense and reasoning. I wish I could tie all the US, British and Australian war mongers up and feed them this video 24/7. They need to learn to perceive the value of human life.

[luke55664]

Your forgetting of course that this is the same government that was simultaneously undermining the very UN Security Counsel resolution on oil sanctions they voted to implement. Sad fing hypocrites. US should have left Hitler to do his will with France.

[darkbluecactus]

THe America of the 50's were atleast 50 times better than those today. They were the real heroes not these modern day yankees. George W. Bush is an evangelical cowboy with an Evangelical Bible in one hand and an oil pump in another. :(

[luke55664]

I doubt the times were much different with exception to ethnic diversity and sophomoric promiscuity. You should research the term "Evangelical" and be surprised in what you find. 90% of our presidents were "Evangelical." Its a term used by the media to convince people Bush is somehow more fanatic about Christianity. As far as oil, nobody here or abroad has made a case in the UN or elsewhere that Bush has any interests in the oil business.

[SouthSebastopol]

What a rude comment... Don't try to come with any strange and inaccurate facts. Just admit that this speech was visionary and the Iraq war a huge mistake. These are two accurate facts.

[luke55664]

Not sure with whom your comment was directed, but Id concede the point of his speech if it weren't so hypocritical with regard to France's undermining of the 17 UN cease fire resolutions and authorization of force they themselves voted in favor of to force Sadam to comply from 1991 to the subsequent invasion of Iraq. An invasion in which only history will validate, not dime store street pundits in this forum.

[scorpio75000]

Not sure if you realize how rubbish is your argument. France voted in favor of this resolution which stated that IN CASE OF PROVEN ACTUAL THREAT all options would remain open. Point is that USA made up proof to lead a war toward a tyran the pentagon backed up during the 80s when he was serving US interests vs Iran...

[scorpio75000]

...The US consistently changed the aim of their military campaign from removing nuclear threat to spread democracy each time their aim would become unsustainable in front of public opinion in a country miles away where the only real concern were oil fields... Who is being the most hypocritical here??

[scorpio75000]

Lafayette should have left Britain rule its colonies and Napoleon should have kept Louisiana...

[Waterhouz2007]

It's sad that these words were succeeded by an illegal unilateral American/British invasion, and not a united, multilateral, peaceful approach to disarmament. Where were the WMDs? And the al-Qaeda link? The Iraq War MADE the al-Qaeda link. This war has created exactly the instability that Villepin spoke of. Merde!

[flare40x]

This is the man who should have become President of France, not Sarkozy. Perhaps next time... in any event, he's among the most distinguished members of the French political class, right or left. He certainly made Colin Powell look foolish.

[volcae94]

Sarkozy is dangerous for scum he said

[celine77920]

je suis tellement fière d'etre française et de nos principes

vive la France!!!

I feel so proud to be french

[janpauwels]

vive la France!

[rucknowel]

A truly historic speech

[glokaum]

i looked this talk live on tv... after, i was so proud to be french...and sadly we were right...too many iraqi or american soldiers died in iraq.... for what ?

[lothaire23]

On peut avoir le même discours en français ?

Is the same video available in french ?

[mambokurtz]

Une partie du discours est visible (gratuitement) sur le site de l'INA.

[DGSE]

pourquoi vous parlez tous en anglais alors que vous etes tous français?

[pignonMZ6]

Good question, we should stick to French as we obviously can't speak a proper English.

Wait, I'm not French myself, sorry.

[isenx]

Villepin was an incredible minister of foreign affairs, I will never be proud as i was when he make his talk...

[mehmetou]

You are wrong guys. I'm french and I can say that Villepin is really appreciated in France. French people respect Villepin. But not as a prime minister, just as a minister of foreign affairs. He's not a politician, like Chirac or sarkozy.

[I330D503]

very interesting to hear again, 4 years later, the former French Minister of Foreign Affairs about the risk and mistake to go on war against Irak. This speech is quite accurate. It is a pity that Villepin is not appreciated even in his own country.

[alexis0ashok]

chirac and villepin were indeed wise only almost on foreign affairs. Villepin does not know how to be a standard politician. He is hated in hiw own party probably because he despises standard politicans and does not know to hide it. Politics can only corrupt. despite a prfound intelligence Villepin failed as prime minister.

[suisgrand]

Here's someone i would have been glad to vote for. Instead, i fear that the next french president will be someone REALLY dangerous: Nicolas SARKOZY.

[leonnett]

Sarkozy dangerous ? He is not Lepen or Besancenot, he is a republican politician.

[thedino72]

Are you sure about that ?