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French begging for troops to fight Islamists in Mali
http://www.americanthinker.com ^ | January 18, 2013 | Rick Moran

Posted on 01/18/2013 8:40:08 AM PST by BO Stinkss

Schadenfreude's a bitch, isn't it?

When Jacque Chirac was president, the French did everything they could to torpdeo our efforts in Iraq. They refused to send troops to fight Saddam and continuously opposed us in NATO councils.

Now, suddenly - France needs help in Mali. And no one is lifting a finger to help them.

"The French aren't alone, they are the trailblazers," he said, after European ministers approved a contingent of more than 200 military trainers for Mali. He added: "It is completely possible - but this is up to them - that others or the same European countries decide to offer not just logistical support, but also to make soldiers available."

The bravado of the sudden intervention last Friday, popular with many in France, appears to be turning to a hint of bitterness that allies have not backed them more, with high-profile figures and ordinary citizens complaining the Mali mission is "France alone."

That sentiment directed at allies is being expressed in France by people commenting on Twitter and by Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, who told Britain's Channel 4 France is waiting for British help. "I beg you, don't leave the French alone," he said.

France, which now has 1,400 troops in Mali and is expecting to send 1,100 more, has already asked allies, including Canada, to extend and expand their military support.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday the United States will provide indirect assistance such as intelligence and transport help for France, and pre-deployment training and airlift for African troops.

Other African countries are willing to send troops but NATO has been reluctant to get involved in what might be another long term commitment. Sothe French will go it alone and hope that other African nations can bail them out of their ill-considered intervention.

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To: BO Stinkss

Maybe now the French will kick them out of their country.


21 posted on 01/18/2013 9:11:35 AM PST by I want the USA back
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To: BO Stinkss

We weren’t fighting Islamists in Iraq. In fact,we were fighting secular elements we should have been boosting in the middle east.


22 posted on 01/18/2013 9:12:36 AM PST by Tea Party Terrorist (Those who work for a living are now outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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To: BO Stinkss

We weren’t fighting Islamists in Iraq. In fact,we were fighting secular elements we should have been boosting in the middle east.


23 posted on 01/18/2013 9:12:52 AM PST by Tea Party Terrorist (Those who work for a living are now outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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To: BO Stinkss

France stabbed us in the back after 9-11. They are still dead to me.


24 posted on 01/18/2013 9:14:04 AM PST by Lexington Green (... from my cold dead hands.)
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To: BO Stinkss

so now the frogs care about what we call our potatos?


25 posted on 01/18/2013 9:15:19 AM PST by jimmygrace
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To: BO Stinkss

What now they even need help to surrender?

WTF!

Following the French into war would be like following Ray Charles driving on an LA freeway.


26 posted on 01/18/2013 9:20:56 AM PST by Wurlitzer (Nothing says "ignorance" like Islam!)
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To: jimmygrace
Road Apples?

Non?

Dirt Apples?

27 posted on 01/18/2013 9:22:20 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: BO Stinkss
We should give them the same level of support they always give. 0

We should give 'em an object lesson in French support and cut 'em off everything but humanitarian aid.

28 posted on 01/18/2013 9:24:30 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: BO Stinkss

If you are paid by the government, then you should serve the government. All Food Stampers......There is the enemy......CHARGE!!!


29 posted on 01/18/2013 9:27:17 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: BO Stinkss

Will we see the Mali-ans (or whatever they’re called) marching up the Champs d’Elysee?


30 posted on 01/18/2013 9:28:18 AM PST by EternalVigilance (It's amazing how expensive "free" can be.)
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To: reagandemocrat

Send the French soldiers in Mali a cargo plane load of american cheese. They like cheese you know. LOL


31 posted on 01/18/2013 9:29:54 AM PST by RadiationRomeo (Step into my mind and glimpse the madness that is me)
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To: BO Stinkss

Dien Bien Phu mes amis les afriques? Ce soir, on chante Mali.


32 posted on 01/18/2013 9:36:33 AM PST by Mat_Helm
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To: RadiationRomeo

We used to call them “Cheese-eating surrender monkeys”, as I recall.


33 posted on 01/18/2013 9:38:02 AM PST by reagandemocrat
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To: reagandemocrat

It is time for a Crusades?

Just sayin.


34 posted on 01/18/2013 10:00:49 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (I own a weapon to protect my family from those wanting to take that weapon away.)
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To: Perdogg; Salamander; TheOldLady
"What happened to the Legion Estrangerie?"

They're busy practicing La Marche Futile.
35 posted on 01/18/2013 10:42:28 AM PST by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: BO Stinkss
I know it is fashionable here to pound on the French. I myself have certainly told more than one French joke. However, France has a long history in this part of the world. Many contacts. Intel and otherwise.

Back in the 50s and 60s France had a rather fearsome reputation among intelligence gathering folks. That is, one absolutely did NOT want to be interrogated by the French. No idea if such is still true today, but the Foreign Legion has a history as well.

French Marines and FFL have already rolled up several towns. Methinks most resistance will be overcome in S. Mali. It is the "Northern Redoubt" that I fear will cause many French and their African allies to become casualties.

Al Queada has supposedly hauled in large pieces of construction equipment from Libya and built extensive defensive positions. Methinks the noise level at Knob Noster will soon intensify...

36 posted on 01/18/2013 10:44:00 AM PST by donozark (BEWARE THE IMPOSTER FROM MOMBASA!)
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To: BO Stinkss

Italian and British feelings about the French are interesting from a curious and less affected American point of view.


37 posted on 01/18/2013 10:47:25 AM PST by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of rotten politics smelled around the planet.)
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To: RadiationRomeo
"Send the French soldiers in Mali a cargo plane load of american cheese. They like cheese you know. LOL"

They also cook up assorted slugs from the garden slathered in garlic butter. Goes good with Velveeta and Boone's Farm.
38 posted on 01/18/2013 10:54:46 AM PST by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: BenLurkin

It’s hard to engage the enemy when you’re running in the same direction they are.


39 posted on 01/18/2013 10:56:37 AM PST by SgtHooper (The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
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To: kevkrom
I think the US, especially, remembers all too well what happened the last time we went in to protect French colonial interests,

What happened? When did we do that?

40 posted on 01/18/2013 12:54:03 PM PST by ansel12 (Cruz said "conservatives trust Sarah Palin that if she says this guy is a conservative, that he is")
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