HUH?

French FM: Iran a 'stabilizing force' The title itself, speaks volumes!

Douste-Blazy, who was in Beirut Monday, said, "In the region there is of course a country such as Iran - a great country, a great people and a great civilization which is respected and which plays a stabilizing role in the region."

Iran is a stabilizer? What planet did I wake up on this morning!

One senior diplomatic official in Jerusalem said Douste-Blazy's comments should earn him the "Hugo prize for science fiction. What planet is he on? It's not Planet Earth if he thinks Iran is a stabilizing force."

This is the French we're talking about here, there must be a more absurd award that applies.

Nevertheless, the comment, according to sources in Jerusalem, reflects a school of thought in Paris that believes that if Iran is given a "little rope" it could rein in Hizbullah.

Sure, let's give Iran some rope! Hopefully, they'll use it to hang their loony president, but we know that won't happen. If Iran is basically "running" Hezbollah, then what is going on right now in Israel/Lebanon is done with Tehran's approval.