Quote Originally Posted by Gman View Post
I don't trust France to not sell nuke technology to Islamist nations. You have to respect the pattern.
That could happen either way but if France has skin in the game it becomes less likely.

These NATO nations can stab us in the back all day long knowing that when the call goes out, or Russia gets froggy, the US will deal with it.

If we got really serious about national defense (as opposed to offense), we could easily protect CONUS with our resources and tell everyone else to FOAD. If France wants jihadists with suitcase nukes, then France would get jihadists with suitcase nukes.