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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrance to invade Yemen and kill 100,000 in bid to stop future terrorism.
Will the French follow W's lead and do the right thing? We're told Yemen is the new base for our arch enemy, Al-Qaida.
Tune in to Fox News and find out soon.
Or not.
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France to invade Yemen and kill 100,000 in bid to stop future terrorism. (Original Post)
rgbecker
Jan 2015
OP
Of course they won't. But they have 'invaded' Mali to prevent an Al Queda group
pampango
Jan 2015
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madokie
(51,076 posts)1. I don't think
the French should be compared to little boots, shooter and their henchmen
Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)2. If they followed his lead France would invade Kuwait
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)3. Thread win. nt
pampango
(24,692 posts)4. Of course they won't. But they have 'invaded' Mali to prevent an Al Queda group
from defeating the government. It was the result of a UN Security Council resolution and was just a French operation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Serval
davekriss
(4,617 posts)5. That's a poor analogy
It would be more apt to say they plan to invade Iran because of the attaches made by Al Qaeda in Yemen, despite millions of protestors on the streets trying to discourage it.