If France believes it, will America's Left deny it?

The AP is reporting:

France Says Iran Seeks Nuke Weapons

France accused Iran on Thursday of seeking nuclear weapons in Europe's bluntest criticism to date of Tehran's uranium enrichment plans, while Russia urged its erstwhile ally to re-impose an indefinite freeze on enrichment.

While the United States routinely accused Iran of trying to make such arms, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy's bold statement appeared to reflect mounting exasperation and a tougher stance than European negotiators had previously maintained in their efforts to persuade Iran to suspend nuclear activities.

"No civilian nuclear program can explain the Iranian nuclear program. It is a clandestine military nuclear program," Douste-Blazy said on France-2 television.

"The international community has sent a very firm message in telling the Iranians to return to reason and suspend all nuclear activity and the enrichment and conversion of uranium, but they aren't listening to us."

Lets hope Douste-Blazy's statement reflects a united and resolute France.

Such a France could be a help in what is already a very series crisis situation.

Here at home, anything France says the American Left is always reluctant to contradict.

So as long as France holds firm, it will be harder for the "get Bush, oppose America" crowd on the Left to exert as much influence as it would if France was playing an "on the one hand and on the other hand" game.

That can only be good for America and the world.