{"id":4185,"date":"2007-12-24T06:36:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-24T06:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/12\/france-to-send-more-troops-to.html"},"modified":"2007-12-24T06:36:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-24T06:36:00","slug":"france-to-send-more-troops-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/12\/france-to-send-more-troops-to.html","title":{"rendered":"France to send more troops to Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Umm….what’s that you say about us going it alone? If any presidential candidate says that we have a “bunker mentality” and have lost the support of the world for our war on terror, it’s safe to say that they don’t know what’s going on in the world<\/a> and aren’t prepared to lead:<\/p>\n

Said Nicolas Sarkozy: “There is a war going on here, a war against terrorism, against fanaticism that we cannot and will not lose.”
\n[…]
\nBy the way, both the Dutch and the Canadians (who finally elected a conservative as prime minister) have re-upped for tours of Afghanistan through 2010.
\nOh and one more thing about timelines. Sarkozy said: “What is certain is that we have not wanted to give the signal of departure, that would have been a despicable signal at a time when one sees the ravages inflicted by terrorism in the world.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Australia is also committed to sending more troops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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