Jean Laeremans wrote:
> On Jan 23, 2008 7:38 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Unfortunately, those people are dead... replaced by those living on past
>> glories and pretending they still have a real country and jealous of anyone
>> who shows them what they could be if they exerted some effort.
>
> Sigh...
>
> "There are currently 36,000 French troops deployed overseas - such
> operations are known as "OPEX" for Opérations Extérieures ("Overseas
> Operations").
>
> Along with the United States and other countries, France provides
> troops for the Force stationed in Haiti (under by the United Nations),
> following the 2004 Haiti rebellion. France has sent troops, especially
> special forces, into Afghanistan to help the United States and NATO
> forces fight the remains of the Taliban and Al Qaeda. A force of a few
> thousand French soldiers (under a UN mandate (Opération Licorne)) is
> stationed in the Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) on a peacekeeping
> mission. These troops were initially sent under the terms of a mutual
> protection pact between France and the Côte d'Ivoire, but the mission
> has since evolved into the current UN peacekeeping operation. The
> French Armed Forces have also played a leading role in the ongoing UN
> peacekeeping mission along the Lebanon-Israel border as part of the
> cease-fire agreement that brought the 2006 Lebanon War to an end.
> Currently, France has 2,000 army personnel deployed along the border,
> including infantry, armour, artillery and air defense. There are also
> naval and air personnel deployed offshore."
>
I really wish the richmond vulture would experience the 4 months basic
training in the French Foreign Legion. Hey vulture, you have to go to
the south of France, to Aubagne, to volunteer!
Then we'd see if these people who are sooooo tough with their mouths are
equally tough in spirit.
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