Posted on 10/16/2009 7:02:34 AM PDT by xzins
UPI) -- President Nicolas Sarkozy of France says he wants to see victory in Afghanistan but has no plans to send more French troops to that country.
Speaking to the Le Figaro newspaper, the French leader said he believes there should be a build-up of more Afghan troops, CNN reported.
As for staying on in Afghanistan, Sarkozy told the newspaper: "I answer yes -- and stay to win.
"But France will not send one more soldier," he added. "My belief is that more Afghan soldiers are needed. It is them who will be the most efficient to win this war because it is their country."
About 3,070 French troops, part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, are in Afghanistan.
Britain announced plans this week to send an additional 500 soldiers, raising its Afghan troop strength to 9,500. The United States, which will have 68,000 troops in the country by year's end, is considering another troop surge there.
The French are a ‘pair-a-ducks’.
I ain’t too keen on Sarkozy embracing global varming.. especially ironic that France is peppered with nuke power plant.
I do agree he has brought some sanity back to some of the gubamint. and a relative or two as well. ;-)
“Why would he send more of his people into a fight that the US leadership doesn’t seem to have the determination to win.”
Why should we?
Hmm what compelled the French to decide to rejoin NATO?
In a generation or two, we’ll see a Charles Martel emerge in France.
I will go with Gen McChrystal’s estimate. If he says counterinsurgency is the way to win this war, then he has far more boots on the ground than I do.
There are several dangers with a Taliban government:
...9/11 taught one of them
...the Taliban push toward Pakistan’s nukes is another
...They would be another radical Islamic government in the region to go along with Iran, increasing the prestige of jihad islam in the minds of muslims worldwide.
Which reminds me, the graphic of the bunny wearing a pancake should be put on leave temporarily and replaced with a pic of Obummy with a waffle on his head.
Leni
Exactly. Who can trust the guy on the world stage other than Chavez, Castro, Khadfi, Akmadinanut, and other rogue leaders....
So if you can’t save them all, don’t save any. Thanks for the insight.
We should’t, and if we aren't there to win, and don't plan to provide the people and resources to do so, we shouldn't stay there at all. It's not fair to the troops there now.
“So if you can’t save them all, don’t save any. Thanks for the insight.”
You are welcome. But that was not what I said.
See post #49...said the same thing...
“if we aren’t there to win, and don’t plan to provide the people and resources to do so, we shouldn’t stay there at all. It’s not fair to the troops there now.”
in how many corners of the world is the foreign legion now? None are worse holes than the ‘Stan.
I don’t blame him one bit..he isn’t pulling out...he is putting the ball in Obama’s court and the Afghan government to show me don’t tell me.
I know veterans of other Nato missions who told me the European soldiers definitely DO NOT have to risk their lives following our BS rules of engagement. Is that true for the other nato forces in ‘Stan now?
What parallel universe am I in where I trust the French President more than I do my own?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
When a principled general is willing to stand up and be counted, then I’m going to listen to what he has to say.
See #45 above.
It’s probably essential that we defeat the Taliban once and for all, not because of Obama, and maybe despite him. We probably need to do it to keep America safe.
Wish it weren’t so, but it looks like it is.
I thought they were supposed to love us by now.
Oh yeah, who’s going to make the quiche?
Thank you. A voice of reason at last.
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