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Re:A military exercise staged 35 years ago almost triggered ... by varjag on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @06:59AM (#18541572)
Indeed, if we look back France committed 18,000 troops for the first Gulf War that was widely considered a just cause. Similarly most of the NATO allies supported the USA in Afghanistan.

But that going into a war on a false pretext is morally corrupt, and fortunately most Western governments were above that.

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Re:A military exercise staged 35 years ago almost triggered ... by nicolas_t on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @12:02PM (#18544075)
Not to mention that the French total had a cosy relationship with Saddam Hussein's government after they negotiated in 1997 for access. It was really not in the interest of France to have a war in Irak
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