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France warns U.S. against pulling troops from fight against Islamists in Africa's Sahel
reuteurs ^ | JANUARY 27, 2020 | Phil Stewart, Tangi Salaün

Posted on 01/27/2020 9:33:50 PM PST by RomanSoldier19

France delivered a stern warning on Monday against possible U.S. troop cuts in West Africa, where groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are expanding their foothold.

(Excerpt) Read more at uk.reuters.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; france; isis; philstewart; tangisalan; war
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1 posted on 01/27/2020 9:33:50 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
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To: RomanSoldier19

Gotta pull our troops back to nuke the place.


2 posted on 01/27/2020 9:35:11 PM PST by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: RomanSoldier19

France will always be there when she needs us.


3 posted on 01/27/2020 9:38:30 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Yup they are struggling,....

Czech Republic to send troops to Africa anti-terror mission
The Czech government has approved a Defense Ministry plan to deploy up to 60 troops as part of France’s anti-terror mission in Africa

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/czech-republic-send-troops-africa-anti-terror-mission-68558454

time for china to give it a whirl


4 posted on 01/27/2020 9:41:26 PM PST by RomanSoldier19 (Game over, man! Game over! ; : rem ad triarios redisse is)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Another excellent reason to leave.

I hope Trump accelerates the withdrawal to spite them.


5 posted on 01/27/2020 9:43:02 PM PST by Farcesensitive
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To: RomanSoldier19

France should draft their migrant men and send them back to contain the radicals.


6 posted on 01/27/2020 9:43:53 PM PST by Lopeover (Patriots Fight)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Hey, France.

There’s a new culinary fad sweeping through. It’s called fecalphagery.

Here’s a plate.

Enjoy.


7 posted on 01/27/2020 9:48:53 PM PST by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: RomanSoldier19; All

“We begin bombing France in 5 minutes.”


8 posted on 01/27/2020 9:49:22 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

My God, they might have to send their own troops in.


9 posted on 01/27/2020 9:50:19 PM PST by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
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To: RomanSoldier19

France imports dangerous Muslims and then wants us to fight them in Africa? How does that make sense?


10 posted on 01/27/2020 9:50:35 PM PST by Crucial
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To: Crucial

They don’t have any rifles. They dropped theirs then sold them. Remember the saying “taking a Frenchman to war is about as useful as taking a banjo deer hunting”?


11 posted on 01/27/2020 9:58:31 PM PST by Equine1952
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Hey France, how about you and Obama *not* overthrow the denuclearized dictator of Libya in your headlong charge into cranial-rectal inversion?

12 posted on 01/27/2020 10:13:28 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

We like to laugh at the French. However they have the 2nd most experienced professional army in the world and have been involved in asymetric combat for many years. You mess with them at your peril.

They didn’t lose to the Germans because of cowardice. They inflicted massive casualties in many areas. They simply had the most incompetent Generals you could find.

Still its pretty fun to make jokes.


13 posted on 01/27/2020 10:15:10 PM PST by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Reminds me of the only drive lever in a French tank, reverse.


14 posted on 01/27/2020 10:15:57 PM PST by Monty22002
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To: Seruzawa

They also have a tremendous nuclear arsenal with long range super sonic cruise missiles and fantastic SSBN’s. I wouldn’t mess with them IRL, but I do joke sometimes.


15 posted on 01/27/2020 10:35:48 PM PST by Monty22002
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To: Equine1952

You know the French and Banjo’s, they most enjoy the love scene in Deliverance. Perhaps if we make the great movie, Macron County Line, we will win the Palm D’Orr at Cannes nez pas. Looks like a job for the EU army you are building.


16 posted on 01/27/2020 11:00:51 PM PST by Waverunner (I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
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To: Seruzawa
They didn’t lose to the Germans because of cowardice.

They relied on the Maginot Line while the Germans introduced them to modern mechanized warfare.

17 posted on 01/27/2020 11:08:39 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (BLACK LIVES MAGA)
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To: Seruzawa

“They didn’t lose to the Germans because of cowardice. They inflicted massive casualties in many areas. They simply had the most incompetent Generals you could find.”

The French Army definitely had the incompetent generals but they hardly inflicted massive casualties on the Germans. In fact the French had 2 to 3 times as many killed as the Germans. This was an atrocious figure considering they were fighting on the defensive. Usually attackers suffer more casualties then defenders.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_France#Casualties


18 posted on 01/27/2020 11:58:55 PM PST by princeofdarkness (Leftists. Their only response to failure is to double down.)
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To: princeofdarkness

I think I exist because MY ancestors ran away from War.

The new film, “1917”, is instructive.


19 posted on 01/28/2020 12:33:22 AM PST by Does so (...Democrats only believe in democracy when they win the election...)
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To: dfwgator

Damn right. Two generations of my family fought to free those cheese eating surrender monkeys. In 1918 and 1944 and damn near lost their lives doing it.


20 posted on 01/28/2020 12:45:08 AM PST by jmacusa ("If wisdom is not the Lord, what is wisdom?)
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