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Hollande: France Increases Defense Budget Post-Attacks
[AnNahar] President Francois Hollande...the Socialist president of La Belle France, an economic bad joke for la Belle France but seemingly a foreign policy realist... announced Wednesday that La Belle France would increase its defence budget by close to four billion euros over four years, in response to myrmidon threats after the Gay Paree jihadist attacks. He also said that military patrols at sensitive sites nationwide that were set up after the January attacks would be made permanent, with a 7,000-strong force dedicated to internal security. The announcements came nearly four months after jihadists went on a three-day killing spree in Gay Paree, leaving 17 people dead and putting La Belle France and neighbouring European countries on high alert. Speaking after calling a defence council, Hollande said the decisions were taken to ensure La Belle France's internal security but also the safety of military forces currently engaged in operations abroad, such as in the Sahel region ... North Africa's answer to the Pak tribal areas... or in the Central African Republic. "We have the duty to support people who may come under threat, but we also defend our own security," he told news hounds. Posted by: trailing wife 2015-04-30 |
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