P4B thanks for the links ...So with 400 000 french troops they couldnt stop the violence.So can GW with 160 000 troops do any better in Iraq?
fishman3811 Reviewed by fishman3811 on . Sarkozy elected France's president PARIS (Reuters) - Conservative leader Nicolas Sarkozy triumphed in France's presidential election on Sunday, beating his Socialist rival Segolene Royal by a comprehensive margin and extending the right's 12-year grip on power. Within an hour of polls closing, a calm, restrained Sarkozy pledged to represent the entire nation and heal the divisions of a bitter election campaign, praising his defeated opponent. He also reached out to both the United States, which has had frosty relations Rating: 5