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France Catches Colonial FeverPosted on Feb 10, 2008
The Mosaic Intelligence Report investigates France’s aggressive new push to involve itself in the Middle East. The French have signed a deal to set up a permanent military base in the Persian Gulf region, the first such facility controlled by a Western nation that isn’t led by George W. Bush. How did a former colonial power that knew better than to back the Iraq invasion become so interested in sending troops to the Middle East? You’ll have to ask Nicholas Sarkozy, or watch the video below.
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By filament, February 11 at 5:19 am # Maybe France will take Iraq off our hands like we took Viet Nam off theirs. Add Your Comment |
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