Sarkozy l'Américain is often criticized by the French for having opposed Jacques Chirac and Dominique de Villepin's policies on the Iraq war, but as the WikiLeaks trove make clear, the future French president was hardly the only French politician upset with the duo's excesses in the mid-2000s; former prime minister Michel Rocard pointing out that Villepin identifies himself with Napoleon, whereas he is more of a Cyrano de Bergerac character…
Behind the Façades in France: What expats and the mainstream media (French and American alike) fail to notice (or fail to tell you) about French attitudes, principles, values, and official positions…
Friday, December 03, 2010
Former PM Michel Rocard: Villepin Identifies Himself with Napoleon, Whereas He Is More of a Cyrano de Bergerac Character
Sarkozy l'Américain is often criticized by the French for having opposed Jacques Chirac and Dominique de Villepin's policies on the Iraq war, but as the WikiLeaks trove make clear, the future French president was hardly the only French politician upset with the duo's excesses in the mid-2000s; former prime minister Michel Rocard pointing out that Villepin identifies himself with Napoleon, whereas he is more of a Cyrano de Bergerac character…
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