>Chirac's comments remind me of the scene in the movie Superman where Superman tricks the 3 bad guys into losing their powers. Lex Luther, who unknowingly helped Superman pull off the trick, says, "Hey, I was with you all the time Superman!"
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Some how this reminds me of Napoleon except Austria is not included, as the original players are there – Germany (Prussia), and Russia. As Napoleon negotiated with those mentioned powers he said, “I will launch a pre-emptive strike against Austria, Prussia, Russia and then Great Britain”. A little of George W. in there too! I think they all read the same bit of history!

Once again Great Britian is left out of the negotiations but Napoleon has something in mind for everyone.

Watch out for Lex Luther, Chirac and Napoleon! They may be the same person! :)