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S-2 · 03-27-2008, 16:55 PM

"Also, its nice to see that France is finally willing to put the great flame war over Iraq behind them."

Have they? I'm unsure. Rather, it seems that the French may be using this vulnerability of troops to further their desires w/ the ESDP. I suspect that the quid pro quo on a 1,000+ additional troops might be quite high to NATO in the long run.

France has been intentionally vague. Says Sarkozy-

"France has proposed a strategy to its allies in the Atlantic alliance to enable the Afghan people and their legitimate government to build peace.

"If these proposals are accepted, during the summit in Bucharest, France will propose reinforcing its military presence."

See my threads today on "The Future of NATO" thread to see what others suggest is behind France's proposal.

03-27-2008, 16:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
S-2 *Military Professional* Join Date: 09-11-06 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 2,547 Country:	Spoonman Reply "Also, its nice to see that France is finally willing to put the great flame war over Iraq behind them." Have they? I'm unsure. Rather, it seems that the French may be using this vulnerability of troops to further their desires w/ the ESDP. I suspect that the quid pro quo on a 1,000+ additional troops might be quite high to NATO in the long run. France has been intentionally vague. Says Sarkozy- "France has proposed a strategy to its allies in the Atlantic alliance to enable the Afghan people and their legitimate government to build peace. "If these proposals are accepted, during the summit in Bucharest, France will propose reinforcing its military presence." See my threads today on "The Future of NATO" thread to see what others suggest is behind France's proposal. __________________ "This aggression will not stand, man!" Jeff Lebowski