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Europe
France set to rejoin NATO's military command - Sarkozy
2009-03-13
French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced on Wednesday France's return to the NATO military command, four decades after Charles de Gaulle declared its independence from the Atlantic alliance.

"... going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion."

Jed Babbin
Deputy Undersecretary of Defense, 2003
Going to war with the French is After weeks of fierce political controversy, the French leader confirmed his decision before an audience of defense experts at a seminar at the Ecole Militaire staff college in Paris.
Posted by:Fred

#4  "I think you boys owe some back dues, don'cha?..."
Posted by: mojo   2009-03-13 17:17  

#3  Easy on the French, this is a good move. A very good move.
Posted by: Besoeker    2009-03-13 16:11  

#2  Well, given German behavior and it's consequences twice in the last century, that may be a feature not a bug.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2009-03-13 12:48  

#1  going to war without France Chirac is like going deer hunting without an accordion.

While German soldiers have been deployed as far of Taliban territory as possible where except for rare IED attacks they do nothing but sip beers and get fat, the French are in areas where you can be shot at.

Posted by: JFM   2009-03-13 12:02  

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