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2002-12-13 East/Subsaharan Africa

Ivorian Rebels Demand France Withdraw, Threaten War

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Posted by Anonymous 2002-12-13 02:35 pm|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 You may be correct.

However, this is the same French force that rode to the rescue of all those Americans in the school a few months ago, and showed up with no transport. The evacuation took place in personal cars and whatever else the people at the school could scrounge up.

Remember, the Legion may not be French, but all its officers are.

Posted by Chuck 2002-12-13 15:27:06|| [www.simmins.org] 2002-12-13 15:27:06|| Front Page Top

#2 True, but they have had time to bring in their own transport by now. Also, it showed initative on someones part to go straight in without waiting and scrounge up that transport. The Legion handles a lot of dirty little conflicts in former French colonies and is the only place young French officers can get any combat experience. Their big problem has been getting screwed over by the French government while they are doing the fighting. They were the ones who tried to kill DeGall after he made the deal giving up Algeria after they spilled their blood fighting there for years.

Posted by Steve 2002-12-13 15:40:15|| 2002-12-13 15:40:15|| Front Page Top

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