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2011-08-01 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

France 'Very Upset' with UNIFIL Attack: We Will Retaliate Firmly to Any Other Assault

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Posted by Fred 2011-08-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 A very strongly worded letter?

Posted by gr(o)mgoru 2011-08-01 05:38|| 2011-08-01 05:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Firmly? Don't they have a little pill for that?

Posted by de Medici 2011-08-01 07:17|| 2011-08-01 07:17|| Front Page Top

#3 The French Army did it harshly and quite well against the socialo-isalmists of the FMN in Algeria (some of the French officers had been in the SAS so you can't dispute bothe their bravery and their toughness) before De Gaulle decided to snatch defeat friom the jaws of victory.

It was fifty years ago but it is not fair to present the French as a bunch of effeminate cowards all while the British have allowed shariah-ruled zones and are advised by trheir authorities to not opose resistence and cooperate with burglars. I suppose that means holding your wife or daughter if the burgalrs want to have fun.

Ah yes, I know about that small mistep in 1940 but I also remember about the British in Malaysia put to flee by inferior Japan,es forces and about the surrender of Singapore: in 1940 France didn't have a twenty miles wide antitank ditch.

To gromgoru: In the good old times the GFrench Arlmy dealt with islamists by putting their corpses to dry under the sun.

Posted by JFM 2011-08-01 12:11|| 2011-08-01 12:11|| Front Page Top

#4 There is nothing wrong with French soldiers. There is nothing wrong with British soldiers either. Their Leaders, on the other hand, both senior military and civilian, leave very much to be desired.

I would fight along side either.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2011-08-01 16:56|| 2011-08-01 16:56|| Front Page Top

#5 An the United States has sold itself out to 2 countries the size of states for nothing.

Posted by Solomon Prince of the Bunions1868 2011-08-01 18:28|| 2011-08-01 18:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Speak to me of the Frogish Gold Coins in the vault.

Posted by S 2011-08-01 23:14|| 2011-08-01 23:14|| Front Page Top

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