France: Prepare for war over Iran

French foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, on Sunday warned that the world should prepare for war with Iran if it obtains nuclear weapons.

"There is no bigger crisis in the world at the moment," said Kouchner. "We have to prepare ourselves for the worst, and that is war," he added during a television interview.

It is good to see France finally asserting itself on the world stage, by standing up to Iran after being absent for such a long time. The May 6th election of Nicolas Sarkozy, as President, represents a drastic change in French foreign policy from one of appeasement to one of assertiveness.