A French soldier who was patrolling in uniform with two other soldiers as part of France's Vigipirate anti-terror surveillance unit was stabbed in the neck from behind in the Hauts-de-Seine suburb of Paris.Th ejoint police and army patrol was a security precaution ordered by the French Government after France's intervention in th ejihad invasion of Mali.
The soldier, Cedric Cordier, was in a busy underground train station when he was attacked from behind and stabbed in the throat.
According to CCTV surveillance footage, the suspect is tall and bearded, aged about 35, possibly of North African origin and wearing a white Arab-style tunic.
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told a CNN affiliate that the attacker deliberately targeted the soldier and wanted "to kill a soldier who is in charge of French security."
Several French officials noted the similarity between the Woolwich murder in Britain and the attack on a uniformed soldier in France. Both Woolwich and Hauts-de-Seine are relatively quiet neighborhoods, with Hauts-de-Seine being mostly a commercial district, although both abut restive Muslim neighborhoods and both attacks appear to be deliberately aimed at the military.
The soldier was badly injured but is expected to survive,
Neither France nor Sweden are allied with America in any way shape or form. In fact, France is an enemy of America and its people and leaders would celebrate, at least privately, any calamity that would befall America. In fact, they would gleefully assist anyone who would harm America in any way they could.
ReplyDeleteAs for Sweden, they would do likewise or at the very lease offer passive support for any one would harm America. So much for the ridiculous nonsnese put forth by the media that American foreign policy is the primary driver behind Islamic hostility toward America.
Ameirca's bitter enemies have been attacked by Islamic terrorists the same as America has been. If our leaders are alert, this would present an enormous opportunity to rally the support we need to defeat this enemy.
Neither France nor Sweden are allied with America in any way shape or form. In fact, France is an enemy of America and its people and leaders would celebrate, at least privately, any calamity that would befall America. In fact, they would gleefully assist anyone who would harm America in any way they could.
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France is a member of NATO and both France and the US cooperate a great deal on a number of national security matters.
French participation in the use of air power in Libya, the
recent French intervention in Mali which included US logistical support and military advisers, the first Gulf War and Afghanistan are just a few examples.
Sweden is an historically neutral country, but characterizing them as an 'enemy' of the US is ridiculous IMO. I'd certain like to see any concrete evidence you have that Sweden is an 'enemy' of the US.
Sorry, Poster.
France works with the US when it supports their interests. When we really needed them in the second gulf war, they undermined us at every opportunity. Is it wise working so closely with such a nation within NATO where they could learn of our vunerabilities to use aganst us some day? I'd say no but perhaps we have no choice.
ReplyDeletePerhaps enemy was a bit to strong of a word to use. I apologize for the misuse of such words. While perhaps not an enemy, France is not a friend of America at this time. Maybe America is not a friend of France either.
As far as Sweden is concerned, perhaps I mistook some statements by indvidual Swedes and certain acedemia types to represent the views of Swedes as a whole. I sincerely apologize for this.
As for their traditional neutrality, this seems to have worked quite well for them. In being neutral, you don't anger the bad guys and have less to fear from them should they prevail. If the good guys prevail, they tend to get over things. Well, because they are the good guys and that is what good guys do!! This combined with Sweden's efficient military makes it problematic for someone to contemplate an invasion of their nation.
In Sweden's situation, neutrality may well be the only viable option for them. Each nation has to act in ways that best represent their just interests. Now figuring out just what a "just interest" is can be quite complicated. I sincerely apologize to any Swedes I may have offended.
As far as France is concerned, sometimes nation states will work together to solve common problems. Since we have common problems, hopefully we can work together in this the same way the allies did during WWII even though some of the allies were not "friends."
With that said actions in Libya and Mali were not the best use of military assets for either France or America. It seems both nations need a change in leadership or the current leadership needs to change direction.