Now here's France ... help me .. US is mum .. Mutual Defense clause asserted

davidmcbeth said:

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that "it's necessary to establish direct contact with the French and work with them as allies".

http://news.yahoo.com/least-one-dead-anti-terror-operation-north-paris-062220012.html

Russia's not part of NATO ... maybe they want to join?

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davidmcbeth said:

https://stream.org/france-first-country-invoke-eu-mutual-defense-clause/

France Just Became the First Country to Invoke the EU’s ‘Mutual Defense’ Clause

They drop 20 bombs and then this .... what, they only had 20 bombs?

They are idiots ... total idiots.

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DrakeZ07 said:

. And what exactly is idiotic about asking your treaty-bound allies for some help when your nation is under attack, or the threat thereof?

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WalkingWolf said:

Putin is not only looking for power in the ME, he is looking for attaboys from the rest of the world. IOW he is rubbing Obama's nose in dog poo.

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WalkingWolf said:

Putin is not only looking for power in the ME, he is looking for attaboys from the rest of the world. IOW he is rubbing Obama's nose in dog poo.

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DrakeZ07 said:

Your topic title is misleading, asserts that the US is some-how involved, and that France is invoking our long-standing MDP [Mutual Defense Pact]. The USA is not apart of the EU, so that's right out. France is invoking a EU standard. And what exactly is idiotic about asking your treaty-bound allies for some help when your nation is under attack, or the threat thereof? I think the only Idiot in this thread is the one at the top of the page **

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Phoenix David said:

It's political posturing, he knows Obama is a weak and gutless leader and he is taking the opportunity to present himself as a strong leader able to make decisions.

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