Listen to this Dizzy Bitch, the French Minister of Defense Michele Alliot-Marie
French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has renewed her country's call for an end to the European Union's arms embargo on China.
"Our experts say that in five years China could make exactly the same arms that we have today. And they will do it if they cannot import," Alliot-Marie told the Financial Times. "So maybe if we can sell them the arms, they will not make them. And in five years' time, they will not have the technology to make them."
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France denounces EU China arms embargo: United Press International
[World News]: PARIS, Feb. 16 : French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has renewed her country's call for an end to the European Union's arms embargo on China.
"Our experts say that in five years China could make exactly the same arms that we have today. And they will do it if they cannot import," Alliot-Marie told the Financial Times. "So maybe if we can sell them the arms, they will not make them. And in five years' time, they will not have the technology to make them."
Her statements once again put France at odds with the United States, and came ahead of a European tour by President Bush next week. The EU has been warned of ramifications from the United States if it lifts the ban, including House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., who warned of legislation blocking military cooperation with European allies.
Meanwhile, Britain has argued the existing embargo is ineffective since it has no legal bearing and has assured U.S. officials a move to repeal it would be accompanied by a new export regime that would make arms sales more difficult.