BBC NEWS | Europe | France languishes in US bad books France languishes in US bad books
By Stephen Mulvey
BBC News Online
The US is deciding whether to punish France for its opposition to war in Iraq, just as Paris begins an effort to end the crisis in relations with Washington.
Officials say "special enmity" is now reserved for Jacques Chirac
While French officials like to argue that it is all right for friends to disagree, their arguments are not widely accepted in Washington.
Doves in the US state department are already trying to re-build bridges with some anti-war countries in Europe but "special enmity" is reserved for French President Jacques Chirac, the Washington Post reported this week.
The hawks, meanwhile, are out for revenge.
By Stephen Mulvey
BBC News Online
The US is deciding whether to punish France for its opposition to war in Iraq, just as Paris begins an effort to end the crisis in relations with Washington.
Officials say "special enmity" is now reserved for Jacques Chirac
While French officials like to argue that it is all right for friends to disagree, their arguments are not widely accepted in Washington.
Doves in the US state department are already trying to re-build bridges with some anti-war countries in Europe but "special enmity" is reserved for French President Jacques Chirac, the Washington Post reported this week.
The hawks, meanwhile, are out for revenge.
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