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France in NATO: Why It Matters
brusselsjournal.com - 3/27/2009
France in NATO: Why It Matters
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has responded to critics of his decision to return France fully to NATO by downplaying the significance of the plan. Sarkozy has argued that France’s full “reintegration” into the military command structure of the 26-member alliance, after an absence of more ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 3/24/2009
The End of the Global War on Terror | 44
— voices.washingtonpost.com — I once heard a counterterrorism official from France say that one reason they treat terrorist acts as... a criminal matter is because declaring war on a terrorist group gives them legitimacy and helps to ignite their "cause" whatever that may be. Now I ... (more) The End of the Global War on Terror | 44

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Nicolas Sarkozy’s threat to walk out of global summit
timesonline.co.uk - 3/31/2009
Nicolas Sarkozy’s threat to walk out of global summit
— timesonline.co.uk — G20 summit: live blogging President Sarkozy yesterday threatened to wreck the London summit if France s demands... for tougher financial regulation are not met. France will not accept a G20 that produces a false success with language that sounds good ... (more) Nicolas Sarkozy’s threat to walk out of global summit

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gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 4/3/2009
Obama Bashes Bush in France-- Apologizes For Liberating Iraq
— gatewaypundit.blogspot.com — He just couldn't stop himself. President Obama bashed George W. Bush while in France today. Obama apologized... for American action that liberated Iraq from the genocidal tyrant Saddam Hussein. The AP reported: Welcomed with thunderous cheers, ... (more) Obama Bashes Bush in France-- Apologizes For Liberating Iraq

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Gates of Vienna — ... EU: France in NATO: Why it Matters … pro-NATO skeptics…suspect that Sarkozy sees France’s full re-entry into NATO as the best way to increase French influence within the alliance in order to “Europeanize” it, while at the same time building an independent European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP), a long-cherished ambition of many French elites. In other words, France will now be perfectly placed to destroy the Alliance from within, skeptics say. […] But Sarkozy also has other motives for ...

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