[ishabibble]

I give these guys credit. France is such a sad joke and deservedly so, but these men nevertheless have the will to wear a uniform and carry the flag for the people of France.

Can you imagine how these fighting men felt after Jacques announced that he would only send 200 French military to Lebanon, after all his moaning and wailing? I would have died with the shame of it, so I salute this small band and wish them well.

[edzo4]

its a huge force compared to what the french offered the US to help in afghanistan or iraq

[Thunderchief F-105]

...........and if I am not mistaken, the 200 French
military folks were combat engineers, not even
infantry.... The U.S. should have never agreed
with the French government about that deal....
just a waste of time and effort......
Interestingly, we have a tendency to "dump" all over
the French, but am I the only one old enough to remember
a place in what was then called French IndoChina,
specifically, Dien Bien Phu, in about, oh, circa, 1954...??
sometimes, I think our collective arrogance clouds
our judgment of such things.....