Before accepting Royal's ambitious plan for European interegration, maybe the other countries should see what capabilities she has to intergrate the 751 parts of France that are no go zones for the government.  This is explained near the center page at:  http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/

It's obvious that France has the ambition to be the sole leader in Europe.  It only intends to acknowledge those who agree with its supreme leadership.  It has acted that way prior to when the EU was initiated and will continue to do so.  

The truth is that without France there might be room for constructive dialogs and movement, instead of stultifying insistence on unjust farm subsidies which take up much of the budget that is not wasted in more glamorous ways.  It is England which seems willing to compromise in realistic fashion.  If England withdrew, it would be a matter of time before other European countries would recognize France's Napoleonic aims and seek England's protection.  I think England's withdrawal from the EU would kill the EU, while improving England and the rest of Europe.  The EU is merely a substitute for France in its present way of operating and that is why so many reject it.  France will always be lost because of it's selfishness and self-glorification, as if it is the only one to determine benefits France receives while everyone else pays the tab.

Mr. Savary certainly has a way with words.  As the Telegraph article points out, he has no reservations telling that little upstart island what they must do, or else face the consequences:  "We on the continent have the right to deplore the fact that Great Britain appears to consider the Channel is wider," he said.

Miss Royal was confident that "Europe can be relaunched with Germany, Italy and Spain."

At least she seems to admit that Europe is sunk.

The problem is that she wants the ones who pulled the plug on the boat to be the admiral.

Dear France
Thanks but we do not want or need any more bleeding hearts. Besides we have too many draining the public teat now. By the way the so called Middle America you keep hearing of has no desire to save your country for you again. Therefore, do not be suprised to find your calls go unanswered. Good luck, best wishes.
The Average American

With the present democratic "leadership" in the US, I think she should appropriately have called England to ally with France and the US under the tri-colors; white, off white and yellow. 

Unfortunately, I think the leadership in either place whether leftist or "pretend not to be leftists", will continue to promote further immigration.  There is no serious leader who proposes or shows that they are aware of the undesireability of immigration without assimillation to the customs and culture of the emigrant countries by the immigrees.  Why are they disregarding that wish from the primary populace?

I don't think the population in either France, the US or England object to reasonable, orderly and lawful immigration of a number of immigrants who will learn and assimilate the culture and learn to respect the citizens and the culture. Why is it being imposed on the citizens by the leaderships of each of these countries? Are the differences real between the leaderships or is it sham, to mask common aims that are goals previously laid by the leaderships. It doesn't seem to affect immigration non-policies no matter who succeeds to leadership.

"Ségolène Royal wants Britain to choose between being a "vassal" of the United States, and embracing a French-led drive for European integration."

Classic saleman's trick: "Do you like the green one, or perhaps you prefer the blue?"

Neither, thanks very much.

Blair will be gone by Easter (possibly sooner if Yates of the Yard really has got the goods on him). If Ms Royal thinks she's going to get any change out of Brown or Cameron, she's got another think coming.

Bob Doney

It is always the French dream of having the strong army of a new ally to lead into war. They seemed to have the Germans lined-up, but the British seem to have a stronger army. The French have little interest in seeing their army get chewed-up in a war larger than the rag- tag rebels of the Ivory Coast. Unless I missed reading the equipment, uniforms, and elan of the French troops in their Ivory Coast adventure, they were Foreign Legion, not the regular French army and not French citizens.

They want to split up the US- British alliance and at the same time have a strong ally with courage. The French ‘poodle’ leading the tough British bulldog. The way the French are heading in the E. U., they will start a new trade war that will end badly for them.

I don't think we are forced to subsidized US inefficient farmers.  The choice is to be a vassal of Fwance or more of a vassal of Fwance.

Considering the "successes" and failures of the French military in the past century, we all know why they would love to have Britain as part of her scheme. Who would be the "core" of this new European army?

Lions led by donkeys, mmmm hmmmm.

With an ever increasing Muslim population (about 20 % already now and supposed to double in 20-30 years?)  it looks anyway more like France is becoming a full member of the Ummah than becoming the US' 51 state. 

So I wonder what they mean with embracing France's way.. becoming part of the ummah, hmm? Anyway I wonder what foreign policy they have on their mind if they can't even enforce law and order on their own territory.

This woman is Stalin in disguise. She already acts like a self-proclaimed leader of Europe. In her vision its not just European Union but Union of European Socialist Republics.

Well, a Chinese businessman (who created China's equivalent of Ebay) claims that France is more communist than China
I think i agree!

As for me personally, i'd rather live in the 51st state of USA than in a Socialist Empire led by France.

The French make it easy for me to promote my political agenda, which is to pull America out of its military alliance with Western Europe.  If I were a lefty conspiracy theorist, I'd assume Madame Royal was actually an American spy planted on French soil several decades ago with instructions to impersonate an arrogant French politician bent on allienating the Americans so that they leave NATO.

I'm dying to know what will help the UK's decision-making process. Unfortunately the links don't work.

Later: working now. Thanks.

Bob Doney