{"id":28396,"date":"2012-01-20T14:00:02","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T18:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=28396"},"modified":"2012-01-20T14:00:02","modified_gmt":"2012-01-20T18:00:02","slug":"the-french-threaten-to-act-like-theyre-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=28396","title":{"rendered":"The French threaten to act like they’re French"},"content":{"rendered":"

After losing four French soldiers to an attack by an Afghan soldier, the French are considering their withdrawal from the mission to civilize the country says Reuters<\/a>;<\/p>\n

France threatened on Friday to pull out early from the NATO-led war in Afghanistan after a rogue Afghan soldier opened fire on French soldiers, killing four and wounding about 15 others.<\/p>\n

The killings in the Taghab valley of Afghanistan’s eastern Kapisa province were the latest in a series of incidents that have seen Afghan troops turn on Western allies, damaging trust.<\/p>\n

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said all French operations on the ground were being suspended and his defense minister was dispatched to clarify the situation in Afghanistan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The soldiers were apparently killed after their morning PT session reports Associated Press<\/a>;<\/p>\n

It was the latest in a series of attacks by members of the Afghan security forces or infiltrators in disguise against coalition partners that have raised fears of increased Taliban infiltration of the Afghan police and army as foreign combat forces prepare to withdraw from the country by 2014. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The base on which the French soldiers were killed is occupied by 600 soldiers, about 400 of which are Afghans. Although tragic, it sounds to me that the French aren’t providing enough security for their own troops, and they’re threaten to take their ball home is just playing into the Taliban’s hands and will most certainly inspire more attacks if the Taliban are convinced that they influence other countries to withdraw. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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