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rgbecker

(4,831 posts)
Sat Jan 10, 2015, 10:36 AM Jan 2015

France 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
I don't think madokie Jan 2015 #1
If they followed his lead France would invade Kuwait Renew Deal Jan 2015 #2
Thread win. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #3
Of course they won't. But they have 'invaded' Mali to prevent an Al Queda group pampango Jan 2015 #4
That's a poor analogy davekriss Jan 2015 #5

pampango

(24,692 posts)
4. Of course they won't. But they have 'invaded' Mali to prevent an Al Queda group
Sat Jan 10, 2015, 11:18 AM
Jan 2015

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
Sat Jan 10, 2015, 11:41 AM
Jan 2015

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.

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