The Law Must Have The Last Word.

France Will Insist On The Need For Updated And Responsive Institutions.

Helping To Build A Better-organized, Fair And Harmonious World: That Idea Lies At The Heart Of My Conception Of Our Country's Role. Down Through The Centuries, France Has Provided Answers To The Great Questions Facing Mankind. In Continuing To Do So, France Is Responding To A Genuine Demand, Displaying Leadership And Influencing The Course Of Events.

What Is At Stake Is How To Answer The Potential Threat Iraq Represents With The Risk Of Proliferation Of Wmd. Baghdad's Regime Did Use Such Weapons In The Past. Today, A Number Of Evidences May Lead To Think That, Over The Past Four Years, In The Absence Of International Inspectors, This Country Has Continued Armament Programs.

France Is Deeply Upset To Learn Of The Monstrous Attacks That Have Just Struck The United States.... In These Terrible Circumstances, All French People Stand By The American People. We Express Our Friendship And Solidarity In This Tragedy.

Isolated And Limited Vision Problem.