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Afghanistan
France to join fight on Taliban
2008-04-04
France has offered to send up to 1,000 troops to Afghanistan, Nato said last night. They will go to the east of the country, enabling 2,500 Canadian troops to stay in the south until 2011.

It came as Gordon Brown urged Nato allies to do more. The PM said no country should stand on the sidelines in the fight against the Taliban. With British soldiers braced for a spring offensive, he urged those who cannot send troops to lend kit such as helicopters. At a summit of the 26 Nato countries in Romania he said: "Burden sharing is about sharing equipment and people stepping up to the plate."

Meanwhile, former Liberal leader Lord Ashdown, a UN special envoy, warned: "I'm not saying we have lost, but we're getting pretty close to it."
Posted by:Fred

#9  I like that France is showing they aren't completely suicical.

There may be an Obama presidency that removes troops from the middle east. If oil from the persian gulf gets cut off, Europe is screwed.

Better get in and get up to speed in a hurry.
Posted by: flash91   2008-04-04 12:04  

#8  I wonder when NATO will finally call out the Germans for being lazy worthless non-fighting pissants that they have become?

OS, shhhh. After two world wars in the 20th Century, I for one welcome the new wussies Germans. Its a feature, not a bug. :)
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-04-04 10:34  

#7  Welcome back to the fight.
Posted by: Victor Lazlo   2008-04-04 09:50  

#6  I wonder when NATO will finally call out the Germans for being lazy worthless non-fighting pissants that they have become?

Perhaps an insult or 2 might wake them up. Because to be honest, the Canadians, Dutch, Norwegians and others have helped us far more than the Germans, and with far fewer resources.
Posted by: OldSpook   2008-04-04 09:25  

#5  The High Elves will once again join the forces aligned against the darkness of Mordor? So the word comes from the Council of Elrond.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-04-04 09:18  

#4  I been saying vive la france for a while now.

This isnt a huge number, but every little bit helps.
Posted by: liberalhawk   2008-04-04 09:13  

#3  Ashdown is no friend of the US or the MOD.
Posted by: lotp   2008-04-04 09:11  

#2  "Burden sharing is about sharing equipment and people stepping up to the plate."

Nice one Gordon , muppet . How about the Government shares their wealth with equipment for our 'always under-equiped' boys instead of fat cat lunch plates and dodgey expense claims .

As for Paddy Ashdown , thanks you morale boosting c***
Posted by: Chuckles Phineger9532   2008-04-04 07:32  

#1  Now we can say viva la France!
Posted by: Mark Espinola   2008-04-04 03:41  

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