Take for example the latest in Lebanon, many around the world were let down by the lack of leadership from the French. I was very pleased to see Italy step up. As they have in the past few years. Reminds me when they lopped off the Italians hostage's head in Iraq, he had the balls to say " Now you'll see how an Italian dies!" And then he was killed.
http://edition.cnn.c...anon/index.html
The French completely appears as a forefront opponent to Iranian nuke developement. Based on recent history, I have to ask how far they will go to stand up to it.
http://jihadwatch.or...ives/009827.php Funny blog, opinionated of course. Read with caution...
http://www.washingto...6021601090.html While talking the talk, will they walk the walk?
Now the French did participate in Afghanistan. How could any nation not? They blew up 2000 year old Buddha statues.
France (Opération Héraclès): 4,500 troops including 3,500 for the Marine Nationale (one CVBG, comprising the FS Charles de Gaulle, frigates La Motte-Picquet, Jean de Vienne and Jean Bart, the nuclear attack submarine Rubis, the tanker Meuse and the aviso Commandant Ducuing), 600 for the Armée de l'Air (12 Mirage 2000, Mirage F1 and Mirage IV ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft), 600 to International Security Assistance Force; 200 special forces for 2003. Three French soldiers have died during OEF (as well as four under ISAF): two in an ambush and one to small arms fire.
Taken from http://en.wikipedia....f_the_coalition
Now I'm not here to bash the French (I still use a capital F when writing France ) But this is a nation that even chose to not vote in a constitution for the EU. Clearly a nation in denial. Do they act like they do to avoid terrorist attacks?
Yet thier own muslim population runs riots... http://news.bbc.co.u...ope/4407688.stm
Isn't it time for them to understand, you can run but you can't hide from Islamic facists? Let's look at what parts of the world are "experiencing" muslim facist issues. France, Italy, Eastern europe, UK, Russia, China, Middle East, South east asia, South America for gods sake are now being infilltrated.
In a way it's simliar to the "Christian" experience in infiltration done from the 1600's-present. But instead of crosses, they carry AK-47s. We all understand China and Russia balance the ticket between the US and the UK, so what's that make the fifth UN Permanent Security Council member, France? Apparently, not bothered enough to participate much.
Make some bold statements and than go back to thier 7 week annual average vacation time, when the US averages only 12.7 days vaction time in the same 12 month period. Germany also averages 7 weeks/per year, even Japan 5 weeks a year.
So who is working the hardest globally? And who is trying to put forth a plan stop Islamic facists? What country's military loses lives in more countries than any other? But no matter what the US does, it's slammed around the world.
Yet if we chose to do nothing like we did in WWI and WWII, and just watch the system run itself into WWIII, than it would also be our fault for doing nothing to stop it.
There is a certain irony in the whole thing. I find it somewhat staggering...