[Errigal]

One thing that can be said in favour of Nicolas Sarkozy when compared to other friends of the neocons (Tony Blair, George Bush, Angela Merkel) is that he may not be as much of a puppet as the others. He has spent years in politics at a high level compared to Bush, Merkel and Blair who seem to have come from almost nowhere before they got the top job. Almost in the style of the Manchurian Candidate.