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POPS‘We love America,’ Sarkozy tells Congress And he told US lawmakers that France would stay the course in Afghanistan. “And let me tell you solemnly today, France will remain engaged in Afghanistan for as long as it takes, because what is at stake in that country is the very future of our values, and that of the Atlantic alliance.” … The French leader reiterated on Wednesday his strong support of the US drive to deprive Iran of atomic weapons, saying to applause that “the prospect of a nuclear-armed is unacceptable to France.” “The Iranian people are a great people,” he said. “They deserve better than the sanctions and growing isolation their leaders are condemning them to.” “Iran must be persuaded to choose the option of cooperation, dialogue and openness … we will be firm and we will keep up the dialogue,” he said…