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2008-06-17 Europe

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Posted by Steve White 2008-06-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 TOPIX > VARIOUS > FRANCE WANTS A EUROPEAN NAVAL UNIT/FORCE, + FRANCE WANTS ARMED FORCES TO BE LEAN, MEAN, AND HI-TECH.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-06-17 00:35|| 2008-06-17 00:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Keep postponing that aircraft carrier...they're nothing but big targets.

Posted by gromky 2008-06-17 03:13|| 2008-06-17 03:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Alsace-Lorraine does seem secure ...

No ones expected the Spanish Inquisition.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-06-17 06:41|| 2008-06-17 06:41|| Front Page Top

#4 If France wants to help they could take the lead on Syria/Beirut. Those are ex-French colonies they have more experience and connections and credibility at this point. I'm not sure if I care how they do it. Coup or what, but take Assad out and hobble Hezbolah.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-06-17 11:01|| 2008-06-17 11:01|| Front Page Top

#5 If France wants to help, it should take care of the banlieus. Because there don't seem to be any Charls the Hammers waiting in the wings.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-06-17 11:19|| 2008-06-17 11:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Love the lead up - "We were going to do it, but those Irish won't let us, even though we didn't tell them that because it would have really lopsided their voting."

So the French Rapid Action Group would take 6 months to deploy? If a country were waiting on that when they need help now they would surely be FRAG'd.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-06-17 11:30|| 2008-06-17 11:30|| Front Page Top

#7 30,000 deployable out of an army of 280,000? How does that compare to the American armed forces, or the Israelis?

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-06-17 13:12|| 2008-06-17 13:12|| Front Page Top

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