Mr Chirac stood up and, with Gallic passion, began a defence of the French position [...] Then, the normally mild-mannered Bertie Ahern, the taoiseach, interjected and pointed out that the only person getting away with defying the will of the international community was Saddam [...] By this time, Mr Chirac was positively steaming at the pro-American forces reigned against him. But there was more [...][source].
Another view of the same meeting. [source]