Pave: "Left In Peace"

Le jour 659 de Sarko

Does Europe want peace or does it want to be left in peace? I’d like you to think about this. Do you want peace or do you want to be left in peace? It isn’t the same policy, it isn’t the same strategy, and the consequences aren’t the same. If you want peace, you have to give yourselves the means to exist as an economic, financial, political and military power. You want to be left in peace? If so, you have to curl up very small, stay in your corner, cover your eyes, block your ears, and not talk too loudly, and for a time you will be left in peace. Until the moment when it’s discovered that you haven’t got the means to defend yourself. But at that point, it will be too late.

Sarko,
Président de la République,
trying to shame Europa into defense spending
45. MÜNCHNER SICHERHEITSKONFERENZ
MÜNCHEN February 7, 2009 (MSC)

Ironically the slogan of the Konferenz is Frieden durch Dialog (Peace Through Dialog). [Pause.] This is the sort of peace that costs almost nothing -- catering and chair rentals for Oprah-like sit-downs with diplomats from minacious states (and this) who lie to your face (and this) and smile for photo ops.

[Hat tip: ¡No Pasaran!]

PFFT (What is this?): Talk is cheap and cheaper 5 | Rayonnement français 2½