...and a Hal9000 BTTT !!
Posted on 08/19/2006 12:38:12 AM PDT by HAL9000
Arrival in Lebanon of 50 French soldiers, first reinforcements of Finul
NAQOURA (Lebanon) - around fifty of soldiers of a French unit of the genius, first elements of the force of widened UNO called to spread itself in Lebanon to consolidate the truce, arrived Saturday at Naqoura, a port of southern Lebanon near to the Israeli border.
The building of transport and French command Mistral "is with broad port of Naqoura and the operations of unloading will start in the minutes which follow", declared with AFP the sign of vessel Thierry Delorme.
"One will need ten rotations of the barges to unload the men and the materials", added the French officer, specifying that "the operation should last three hours".
The minister Frenchwoman of Defense, Michele Alliot-Marie, had announced Friday the departure of a battalion of the genius for Lebanon, in support with the deployment of the Lebanese army in the south of the country.
Far from the hopes of UNO, French president Jacques Chirac had announced Thursday 200 soldier sending to reinforce in urgency the temporary Force of the United Nations in Lebanon (Finul), claiming guarantees for the safety of its soldiers before the possible sending of additional troops.
How about that, twelve-bravos: Babelfish says you're geniuses!
Maybe that's why they've decided to send so few. When everyone's a genius, you don't need as many. They'll have this Israeli/Arab problem solved in no time.
/sarcasm
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The French snookered us again. They were supposed to send troops but, well that's the weasly French. Unfortunately we compromised with Frenchy on disarming Hezbollah. That was before we Frenchy did a 180 and decided not to send anyone except sanitation engineers.
The French are anti-semitic, two-faced cowards.
Ever wonder why France never offered to send in a battalion or 2 from the Foreign Legion?.....troops who could actually deal with Hezbollah and put the boot in when needed?
I have wondered where is the French Foreign Legion now?
I have been told some stories about them even destroying
Muslim villages in Bosnia.
Your right. Me and a lot of others have overlooked this.
If Froggys were serious about peacekeeping they would send a battalion of Legionaries and then the rest of the world could relax and not have to send any other troops as I believe the Legion would make quick work of cleaning up this Hezbo mess and is not big on PC; nor worries too much about public opinion and is one kick-a** bunch of real troops.
typical french. Always want to call the shots, but use someone else soliders.
They are also delivering an important shipment of white flags.
I wonder what kind of play French duplicity on this matter is getting in Europe?
Who are slowly allowing militant Muslims to overtake their country. When France finally realizes that they've made a huge mistake and cry out for help I hope the power that be within the United States government ignore them.
I, for one, have had about all I can take of French arrogance.
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