6/03/2004 07:29:41 AM|||Nathan Moore|||

Is it self-importantane or obstinance that causes French officials to say such things:

However, French officials hope he will not seek to link too openly the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany with the US's removal of the dictatorship in Baghdad and Mr Bush's broader war against terrorism.

Any such muddying of the historical waters will not endear the US president to his French hosts.

Perhaps the President should ask Chirac if De Gaulles' offer is still valid.

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