Posted on 10/28/2010 11:43:39 AM PDT by radpolis
France is leaving Afghanistan. Though President Obama has committed to reducing America’s footprint in Afghanistan beginning July 2011, the withdrawal of another ally is likely to add an additional layer of challenge to maneuver that reduction. And the timing of the announcement has put France’s decision under some scrutiny.
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FOR SALE: FRENCH ARMY ASSAULT RIFLE
Never fired....
Only dropped ONCE!
The French are pretty good at that military withdrawal and pullout stuff. Lots of practice. And of course there is no like whatsoever to the threats from Osama Bin Laden, none at all.........
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When I started reading this article, I was sure it was written by Scrappleface. Even HE couldn’t make this stuff up.
Are they pulling out their Tanks also? You know the ones, 3 forward speeds and 4 reverse speeds!
I believe surrendering to a dead man (courtesy of the US military), is a new low in cowardice and appeasement.
Next: deer hunting without your accordian.
Go away silly Arabs or we will taunt you a second time!
1.4 million Frenchmen died in WW1 or about 100,000 more than all Americans in all wars since the Revolution.
“1.4 million Frenchmen died in WW1 or about 100,000 more than all Americans in all wars since the Revolution.”
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I don’t think many Americans realize how hard the unending grind of WW I was on Europe, and yes, particularly the French, since it was fought largely on their home turf.
Having said that, you would think that would have made them all the more determined to stand up to future invasions.
France was bled white in WWI. It has never been the same country since.
They are making a terrible mistake crouching before the power of Islam. But then again, so are we. I am not at all convinced we are accomplishing anything in Afghanistan but just running away will be a disaster.
The west will run away from Afghanistan and the enemy will follow them home. Many millions are already here.
"Doamne! Nobody wants to hear Lady of Spain anymore."
With the ridiculous Rules of Engagement Obama and Co. have put on our troops over there, frankly I don’t blame the French.
If the French couldn’t have held out in Southern France they could have done so in North Africa, which in those days was firmly French territory. I’ve never understood why they didn’t fight on as Churchill and the British did.
“It is not hard to understand why any peoples would not want to face that again.”
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Practicing appeasement and pacifism at (nearly) every opportunity makes it an absolute certainty that they will again.
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