Jacques Chirac: French Preside

In Paris, France on November 29, 1932 Jacques Chirac was born. He was the only child of a one-time cavalry officer. In 1968, Chirac attended the Institute for Political Studies at Harvard University where he was a strong worker. In 1974 he became prime minister only to lose it in a power struggle. In 1976 he formed the conservative Rally of the Republic movement, and later became the mayor of Paris. In 1995 Chirac was awarded the title

of the President of France. . Jacques Chirac has been transformed into one of the most powerful presidents in recent French history. He was elected as president because of his promises of tax cuts and job programs. (Reference abcNews.com) During his presidential term the term changed from five to seven years. Chirac was also reelected in 2002 to serve another seven year term. (U.S. Department of State)

In June of 2001 France and the United States differed on their views of a missile shield. France is unsure whether the threat caused by so-called "rogue states" like North Korea and Iran is awful enough to deserve the possible deployment of a hot US anti-missile shield. There has always been disagreement between the U.S. and its European allies as to the nature and timing of potential Ballistic Missile Defense deployment and worries about relations with France concerning “the future of arms control”, “arms race implications,” and “the politics of consultation. Many efforts have been made been made possible through the military tests, which ended with mixed results. Yet NATO does not have a TMD program simply because its members cannot agree on whether it might weaken Europe and whether increased defense spending on it would actually bring about what they would like to achieve.

Many Americans feel betrayed by France:

‘If it wasn’t for the U.S., the French would be speaking German now,’says Forman. Americans feel that we fought and died for Europe in two worlds wars, helped rebuild economics protected the democratic chunk of the continent during the cold war and this is the thanks we get? (Tapper)

France is the largest western European country with an area of 551,670 square km. This makes France’s population the second-largest in the European Union, behind Germany. On January 1, 2001, jus

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