Posted on 03/16/2025 7:42:59 AM PDT by mac_truck
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday ruled out bringing back mandatory military service but said he wanted to mobilize society in the face of Russian aggression and would make an announcement in the coming weeks.
Speaking to regional newspapers in comments recorded Friday and published Saturday, Macron said the return of compulsory military service was “not a realistic option.” He said France no longer had the “logistics” to reintroduce conscription, which ended in 2001.
“We are going to look at ways to mobilize civilians,” Macron told the regional press, adding that he wanted to consolidate the “mobilization of society in the face of crises.”
European countries including France have been debating reinstating compulsory military service to boost their defenses in the face of Russian aggression. Fears about the strength of NATO have surged further after US President Donald Trump said Europe must take care of its own security.
According to a recent poll, 61 percent of French people are in favor of re-establishing some form of compulsory military service.
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Will they be issued white surrender flags?
Start with your African muzzies. They’ll overthrow you before they’ll fight a Russian.
If that doesn’t work arm your native Frenchmen. They’ll kill the muzzies before they overthrow you.
Except they took away the guns of their citizens. What is he going to do, give them back?
Delusion and denial.
Has anyone polled the populace on this, you can bet the invader muzzies are not going so that leaves the indigenous frogs, good luck
Pretty soon they’ll be swimming in French Wine.
Sacre merde! Against rooskis but mooselimbs that are a current threat....... Cest so bon! Les idiots!
Has anyone polled the populace on this, you can bet the invader muzzies are not going so that leaves the indigenous frogs, good luck. Dusting off the bi planes, tin can tanks and horse drawn cannon carriers
“mobilization of society in the face of crises.”
Boots on their faces forever.
A collection of hens. The resident muzzi hordes will be laughing at the chaos.
Can't hurt anything, one would suppose... maybe good for morale.
Take that Vlad.
So typical of leaders who have deepening internal problems to want to focus on outside “threats”.
France didn’t fight for itself in 1940. Do we really think they will fight now??
Drama queen….
Not face muslim aggression brought on by the French government, just go fight a foreign war and not foreigners in France.
France is done. Hillbilly Italians.
Russia/Ukraine is a huge (deliberate) distraction from all the invading Muslims. They have a national emergency right now but are too corrupt to do anything.
France’s African colonies have started breaking away and Wagner/Russia is helping any of them that want to cut their toes with France. France is freaking out. This is why they care so much about the Ukraine war. They want to hit back and keep Russia too busy to mess with their African colonies.
Look out, folks! Plague of frogs a’comin’!
The French have been darwinizing themselves since at least the 1790’s.
Macrons got domestic problems so needs a foreign enemy to rally up the folks behind him. Strategy as old as the hills for failing politicians.
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