The tension even on the television sets. While the writer Bernard-Henri Lévy (BHL) demanded strong and complete intervention from the West to help the Ukrainians, former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin was much more cautious. “Let’s not forget the suffering, the martyrdom experienced by the Iraqi people.”
The example chosen is far from trivial. In 2003, when the United States wanted to launch a major military operation in Iraq, the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time Dominique de Villepin protested against such an initiative. During a speech to the UN, he defended France’s policy. “In this temple of the United Nations, we are guardians of an ideal, we are guardians of a conscience,” he said.
Among our colleagues from France 2, Thursday, February 24, the former minister does not want to hear about military action. “Let us not forget the suffering of the people. Of the suffering we have inflicted through hopeless military interventions. Let us not aggravate these sufferings. The military response will make them worse. It will lead Vladimir Putin to outbid”, he continued in the face of a BHL forced to repeat himself.
For the writer, “the way to proceed against Vladimir Putin is to outbid”. “As long as he does not feel resistance, he continues,” he continues. Argument swept away by the former diplomat. “The resistance should not be placed on this terrain. We have other means of reaching it. I don’t think posture on TV sets is the right answer“, he asserted.
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