One Does Not Export Democracy

Helping To Build A Better-organized, Fair And Harmonious World: That Idea Lies At The Heart Of My Conception Of Our Country's Role. Down Through The Centuries, France Has Provided Answers To The Great Questions Facing Mankind. In Continuing To Do So, France Is Responding To A Genuine Demand, Displaying Leadership And Influencing The Course Of Events.

What Is At Stake Is How To Answer The Potential Threat Iraq Represents With The Risk Of Proliferation Of Wmd. Baghdad's Regime Did Use Such Weapons In The Past. Today, A Number Of Evidences May Lead To Think That, Over The Past Four Years, In The Absence Of International Inspectors, This Country Has Continued Armament Programs.

The European Union And Russia Have An Identical Viewpoint. We Have Condemned Any Potential Revision Of The Abm Treaty, Believing That Such A Revision Will Involve A Risk Of Proliferation That Will Be Very Dangerous For The Future.

As Far As I'm Concerned, War Always Means Failure.

Terrorism Takes Us Back To Ages We Thought Were Long Gone If We Allow It A Free Hand To Corrupt Democratic Societies And Destroy The Basic Rules Of International Life.