France rejects "war on terror"
France issued an implicit criticism of U.S. foreign policy on Thursday, rejecting talk of a "war on terror."
Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, speaking in parliament, expressed these views on global terrorism and noted Chirac's strong opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
He said the Arab state had now sunk into violence and was feeding new regional crises.
"Let us not forget that these crises play into the hands of all extremists," the prime minister said in a debate on the Middle East. "We can see this with terrorism, whether it tries to strike inside or outside our frontiers," he added.
"Against terrorism, what's needed is not a war. It is, as France has done for many years, a determined fight based on vigilance at all times and effective cooperation with our partners.
[Villepin's speech in parliament made much of France's leading role in securing a peace agreement in Lebanon backed by the United Nations, which he said had shown the virtues of "listening and dialogue."]
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