French Troops to Help U.S. in Afghanistan (surrendering I guess)

AP Wire | June 02 2003 | Associated Press

[knighthawk]

EVIAN, France - In a sign of reconciliation, French President Jacques Chirac told President Bush on Monday that he will send French special forces to operate alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

"This decision taken by France corresponds both to a wish from the United States and a wish from our country to take part in the stabilization of Afghanistan, so it's a shared interest," said Chirac spokeswoman Catherine Colonna.

She would not say how many special forces would be sent.

The new troops will be separate from several hundred French soldiers already in Afghanistan. Those troops are part of an international force operating in the war-torn country or are working as advisers training Afghan soldiers.

The decision comes as Chirac and Bush are working to put aside their feud over the war in Iraq. They met Monday on the sidelines of a summit of the powerful Group of Eight nations in Evian, France.

Chirac riled the U.S. leader and many Americans by strongly opposing the military campaign that ousted Saddam Hussein.

[knighthawk]

Nooooooo!

[knighthawk]

Ping

[taxcontrol]

I'd rather have a (WWII) German division in front of me than a French division behind me.

Leasons to be learned from history.

[4mycountry]

>>>The new troops will be separate from several hundred French soldiers already in Afghanistan.

Yes, they will all run in different directions waving white flags, thus separating from each other.

[ChadGore]

The new troops will be separate from several hundred

"several hundred" is french for "101" ;)

[frogbreath]

How much opium did they grow in Afghanistan?

Are they still using France to distribute in Europe?

Hmmmmmmm.

[Arpege92]

Someone has to clean the latrines.....

[sheik yerbouty]

They will be baking the breakfast croissants.