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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^A far cry from the usual blather about the French being unwilling and unable to fight that is bandied around especially when the US is at odds with France on foreign policy.

But despite your optimistic scenario, the French are as powerless as the the Americans in dealing with Muslim extremists. One is not fighting a country but a movement that takes shelter in many different countries.

Since Bush's declaration of a war on terror Al Qaeda's leadership has been decimated but many offshoots - some even more brutal than Al Qaeda - have been spawned despite the concerted attempt by the US with all of its resources to eradicate the extremists.

What makes you think that a relatively inconsequential military power like France will be able to achieve what the US has not been able to accomplish to date?

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There is nothing inconsequential about France as a military power. They may not be a super-power, but they have virtually every weapon possessed in the US arsenal. They are not members of NATO and will not play by the same rules. This was their 9/11 and they are mobilizing for war. They will invade Yemen and not leave until every al qaida operative in the country is dead. [/quote]

Wow, where to start.

1.  France is a member of NATO.
2.  They could barely muster up the energy to run a few bombing attacks last year, then declared "we can't do it all ourselves".  It reminds me of my kids who pick up their toys once and then they complain that they always have to do all the housekeeping.
3.  We had do do the target spotting for them in Libya.

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