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| DATE | 2004-07-05 |
| FROM | Mike Richardson - NYLXS PRESIDENT
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] [Fwd: Re: [politics] France has only 800 soldiers in Afghanistan]
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Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 14:13:44 -0400
From: Michael L. Richardson
To: michael-nylxs
Subject: [Fwd: Re: [politics] France has only 800 soldiers in Afghanistan]
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> From: Jackie Lightfield
> To: politics-at-lists.mx2pro.com
> Subject: Re: [politics] France has only 800 soldiers in Afghanistan
> Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 13:34:51 -0400
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> Since 2002, after the US, France in the largest military supporter.
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>
> http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/fs/14627.htm
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> According to our State Department:
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> France:
> Deployed an infantry company to Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan to provide
> area security.
> Provided France's only carrier battle group to support combat
> operations in the North Arabian Sea.
> Provided humanitarian assistance, and national and coalition airlift
> support in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
> Deployed marines, army mountain forces, land-based strike aircraft,
> and a carrier battle group to assist OEF; after the U.S., in 2002,
> France has been the single largest military contributor.
>
> On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:00:55 -0400, Scott Wickham wrote:
> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28163-2004Jul4.html
> >
> > Yet, even if the Europeans were more enthusiastic, they might have
> > little to contribute. Germany, the largest country in the European
> > Union, has 270,000 soldiers in its army -- yet its commanders maintain
> > that no more than about 10,000 can be deployed at any one time. No
> > matter the politics, the German Parliament is unlikely to authorize an
> > increase in the current ceiling of 2,300 troops for Afghanistan. And
> > Germany is the largest contributor to the NATO operation -- France,
> > which has never liked the idea of NATO operations outside of Europe,
> > has only 800 soldiers there.
> >
> > ==========>
> > now tell me that they supported our operation is Afghanistan.
> >
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