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2012-03-05 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Thirteen French soldiers 'captured by Syrian Army'

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Posted by tipper 2012-03-05 04:47|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Any country, no matter how ineffectual its conventional military may be, can have a small, highly trained, well-equipped unit for unconventional missions. It's a matter of finding the right guys and providing, if only hiring, the right training.
Problem is, no matter how good they are, their use is in stealing that last horsehoe nail--literary reference--and not in stopping the cavalry charge. They can't do the latter and doing the former may, or may not, be decisive. Depending on circumstances.
The French do have a hotshot SpecOps outfit which they deploy, especially in Africa, in defense of their interests, even to the point of fomenting coups, so it is reported.
You wouldn't think thirteen of these guys would be captured. Hell, you wouldn't think they'd even be noticed until too late.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2012-03-05 08:08|| 2012-03-05 08:08|| Front Page Top

#2 France is repor still denying that any of their Soldiers or SPECOPS were caught or even in Syruh.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-03-05 19:13|| 2012-03-05 19:13|| Front Page Top

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