French Ride Forth to Check Islamic Aggresion

[Pancho Villa]

French actions gain American and British support:

http://reason.com/blog/2013/01/14/fr...n-mali-gathers

Although Al Qaeda-linked militants have been pushed back by French operations some have taken the central town of Diabaly as part of a wider advance south. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has been stressing that the operation in Mali will be over soon and predicts that it will be completed in “a matter of weeks.” Militants in Mali have pledged to strike “at the heart” of France in a statement that confirms the fears of a French judge who warned that an intervention in Mali could lead to terrorist attacks on French soil.

As Ed noted earlier, Dominique de Villepin, who was France’s foreign minister from 2002 to 2004, has said that France would do well to learn from the lessons of Afghanistan and Iraq, lessons that British and American officials have apparently yet to learn.

Again, good to see another western power back in the fight, even if in a limited manner.

[ruthabagah]

Again, good to see another western power back in the fight, even if in a limited manner.

Getting less limited by the hour.... 2500 troops now, and some units received marching order today (2nd REP) as well as attack helos (Tigre)