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2004-01-17 Iraq

France Has No Plans to Send Troops to Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2004-01-17 1:49:17 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I say keep them and thier salesmen out of Iraq,it seems to piss them off so lets keep them out.

Posted by Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-17 7:17:37 AM|| 2004-1-17 7:17:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I may be wrong but I believe it was Norman Schwartzkoff said that going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordian, all you leave behind is a bunch of noisy baggage.

Stay home in Frogistan and deal with your Muslim problem first - if you can.

Posted by JerseyMike 2004-1-17 7:47:53 AM|| 2004-1-17 7:47:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I believe that quote is attributed to Jed Babbin, former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense.

Posted by Quana 2004-1-17 9:29:13 AM|| 2004-1-17 9:29:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Thank you Quana, I stand corrected.

Posted by JerseyMike 2004-1-17 9:39:48 AM|| 2004-1-17 9:39:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Nothing to worry about -- French troops would never get past the Sixth Fleet.

Posted by Matt 2004-1-17 10:24:27 AM|| 2004-1-17 10:24:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 This one definitely comes under the subtitle:

"And who asked ya?"

Posted by OldSpook 2004-1-17 1:37:16 PM|| 2004-1-17 1:37:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Let us fervently thank God for that bit of sanity on the part of the French! 8^)

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-1-17 2:06:04 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-1-17 2:06:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Given French ties to Baathists, it would not have been a good idea to have French troops in Iraq. Note that French troops in Yugoslavia routinely tipped off the Serbs to American military initiatives. In Iraq, French perfidy could cost American lives. In fact, even having the French train the Iraqi police is a lousy idea for pretty much the same reason.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-1-17 2:20:55 PM|| 2004-1-17 2:20:55 PM|| Front Page Top

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