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France's Charles De Gaulle Strikes ISIL Targets in Syria
Sputnik ^
| 11-23-2015
| Sputnik
Posted on 11/23/2015 5:18:41 AM PST by tcrlaf
The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has conducted first combat operation against the ISIL targets in Syria.
Warplanes from the French aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" engaged in their first combat mission, striking Islamic State positions in Syria and Iraq on Monday.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: airstrikes; charlesdegaulle; degaulle; france; isis; sputnik; syria
Just breaking, first English article I can find.
It's getting crowded over Syria now. Any bets on whose Intel the French are using now?
Obama's? Or Putin's?
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posted on
11/23/2015 5:18:41 AM PST
by
tcrlaf
To: tcrlaf
Now it’s safe to say there’s a war on.
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posted on
11/23/2015 5:23:30 AM PST
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: tcrlaf
How long did it take them to row into position?
Or did they get a tow?
I kid because I love.
Nutin’ but love for ‘em yo....
:-) VIVA LA FRANCE-DEATH TO ISLAM-DEATH TO IRAN-DEATH TO SAUDI ARABIA.
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posted on
11/23/2015 5:24:37 AM PST
by
JEDI4S
(I don't mean to cause trouble...it just happens naturally through the Force!)
To: tcrlaf
This is Putin’s second strategy.
Peel France away from NATO and more will follow as President Pissy Pants dithers.
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posted on
11/23/2015 5:27:11 AM PST
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: tcrlaf
Has Charles de Gaulle come back from the grave to fight?
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posted on
11/23/2015 5:30:53 AM PST
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The Bush family needs to just go away. The Clinton family needs just to go to prison.)
To: The_Media_never_lie
Napoleon would be better actually.
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posted on
11/23/2015 5:37:36 AM PST
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: Genoa
Do you think he would make an effective officer in spite of his Napoleon complex?
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posted on
11/23/2015 5:49:18 AM PST
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The Bush family needs to just go away. The Clinton family needs just to go to prison.)
To: tcrlaf
Cool, except any thinking person knows they have millions of terrorist sympathizers right inside the gate walls and many thousands of young men willing to fight and force conversion.
Question, who is going to take the French refugees when war comes to France?
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posted on
11/23/2015 5:51:29 AM PST
by
riri
(Obama's Amerika--Not a fun place.)
To: The_Media_never_lie
Do you think he would make an effective officer in spite of his Napoleon complex?
He thought he did.
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posted on
11/23/2015 6:00:47 AM PST
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: Genoa
Do you think he would make an effective officer in spite of his Napoleon complex? He thought he did.
Delusion due to his Napoleon complex. Judged by todays standards, it would not be his fault due to his unfortunate mental condition.
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posted on
11/23/2015 6:14:06 AM PST
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The Bush family needs to just go away. The Clinton family needs just to go to prison.)
To: tcrlaf
Wow, even dead Frenchmen are fighting ISIL.
But what they need is a Charles Martel.
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posted on
11/23/2015 6:15:54 AM PST
by
AuH2ORepublican
(If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
To: The_Media_never_lie
Has Charles de Gaulle come back from the grave to fight?As per the headline, he has risen and is fighting.
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:40:31 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Syrians escape to live well in US & EU..Our troops go to Syria to die in their place. More Obamacrap)
To: tcrlaf
Putins and Assad’s would be my bet.
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posted on
11/23/2015 8:41:47 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Syrians escape to live well in US & EU..Our troops go to Syria to die in their place. More Obamacrap)
To: The_Media_never_lie
To: Grampa Dave
Has Charles de Gaulle come back from the grave to fight? As per the headline, he has risen and is fighting.
That is truly wonderful. How patriotic! Over here, they only arise to vote democrat.
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:07:06 AM PST
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The Bush family needs to just go away. The Clinton family needs just to go to prison.)
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