France bombs 'targets in Northern Mali

[Ringel05]

Well I didn't notice it. Don't get all grumpy about it.

Grumpy?

Pointing out board rules is now being grumpy?

 

[BecauseIKnow]

Well I didn't notice it. Don't get all grumpy about it.

Grumpy?

Pointing out board rules is now being grumpy?

This isn't the first time someone has out it in the mistaken section. And it's not important. If the Mods feel the need to change it they can do that...

 

[Toro]

I keep reading this over and over....
Still doesn't make sense.
Maybe I'm having a mental issue...

France attacked someone?......

Can anyone one on the board,friend or foe please help me.
Am I reading this correctly?....

France are badasses in W Africa. You don't know history if you don't know this.

The Islamists in Mali are barbarians, like they are elsewhere. I hope France wipes them out.

 

[Toro]

wait till they riot at home....

No one cares about rioting, this is just something the West can't stop. They need to understand they will only increase this activity in the region. They reap what they sow.

France could put a couple hundred troops on the ground and win this.

 

[Connery]

Instability seems to be the hallmark for the region, “France’s big fear is not just Mali, but the destabilization of the whole region,” Louis Caprioli, the former head of DSK, France’s former anti-terrorism unit, said in an interview. “Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb was already destabilizing Mali’s neighbors. Niger next door is already a fragile state and France would be in trouble if it lost its uranium supplies.” "Mali’s rebels exploited political instability in Bamako, following a March coup to seize control of the north. While the insurgents include Islamists such as Ansar ud-Din and al-Qaeda’s north African unit, there are also ethnic Touareg fighters seeking greater autonomy in the region."

Sending only a 550 strong force to deal with this is a recipe for disaster. "Troops from the Economic Community of West African States’ planned 3,300-member force may start arriving tomorrow ."

French-Led Strikes on Mali Islamists Threaten Revenge Attacks - Bloomberg

 

[BecauseIKnow]

wait till they riot at home....

No one cares about rioting, this is just something the West can't stop. They need to understand they will only increase this activity in the region. They reap what they sow.

France could put a couple hundred troops on the ground and win this.

It's not France's fight, they intervened, but they might be able to win although look at what's happened recently...

BBC News - Mali Islamists seize town amid French intervention

 

[BecauseIKnow]

It's funny that this report blames all the instability on Al Qaeda but for no other reason. That's not accurate at all.

 

[Jos]

Have they surrendered yet?


I mean the french

 

[gwennie]

Looks like a " UN-backed international force had not been expected in the west African state until the autumn" France jumped the gun and they called a UN Security Council to discuss its action.

France's motives are pretty transparent. "The foreign minister made it clear that France was now targeting Islamist bases in the north and said Algeria, which shares a long border with Mali, had given permission for its air space to be used for bombing raids "without limit". For months, Gao has been in the hands of the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (Mujao), which along with Ansar Dine has sought to enforce an extreme interpretation of Islamic law in northern Mali."

BBC News - France Rafale jets target Gao in eastern Mali

so france is going to drag us into another war where we have to save their asses are they?

Why would we be dragged into a 'war'? This isn't a war, it's a bombing pre emptive campaign. The militants only number about 800-900 and have primitive weapons.

How would you know for sure that there are "only" 800-900 of them with "primitive weapons"?? Are you an insider??

 

[Toro]

Here is a good article on the Islamists in northern Mali.

Northern Mali: A Violent Islamist Stronghold : NPR

 

[BecauseIKnow]

so france is going to drag us into another war where we have to save their asses are they?

Why would we be dragged into a 'war'? This isn't a war, it's a bombing pre emptive campaign. The militants only number about 800-900 and have primitive weapons.

How would you know for sure that there are "only" 800-900 of them with "primitive weapons"?? Are you an insider??

French Source. What's with people telling me I'm an insider because I'm not an idiot and knows what the real deal is? It's funny about 800 militants can takeover the North somehow and what a 'catastrophic threat' ....oh wait...the Gold in Mali...yeah I'm not a sheep.

 

[BecauseIKnow]

Here is a good article on the Islamists in northern Mali.

Northern Mali: A Violent Islamist Stronghold : NPR

That whole article was shit. We've heard that repetitive excuse over and over, the real reason is power and control. Why do you people like spreading nonsense?

 

[Ringel05]

Here is a good article on the Islamists in northern Mali.

Northern Mali: A Violent Islamist Stronghold : NPR

That whole article was shit. We've heard that repetitive excuse over and over, the real reason is power and control. Why do you people like spreading nonsense?

And your information is coming from........... where?

 

[BecauseIKnow]

Here is a good article on the Islamists in northern Mali.

Northern Mali: A Violent Islamist Stronghold : NPR

That whole article was shit. We've heard that repetitive excuse over and over, the real reason is power and control. Why do you people like spreading nonsense?

And your information is coming from........... where?

Common sense after looking at the past decades of conflicts in the African and Middle Eastern region, that repeated ploy about how ferocious those 'Islamists' are is nothing more than hilarious drivel. They are anti imperialism is seems lately and the West wants to keep repeating this failed policy because they only believe in power. No other methods to come up with a solution.

 

[Ringel05]

That whole article was shit. We've heard that repetitive excuse over and over, the real reason is power and control. Why do you people like spreading nonsense?

And your information is coming from........... where?

Common sense after looking at the past decades of conflicts in the African and Middle Eastern region, that repeated ploy about how ferocious those 'Islamists' are is nothing more than hilarious drivel. They are anti imperialism is seems lately and the West wants to keep repeating this failed policy because they only believe in power. No other methods to come up with a solution.

Okay, no legit source links.
And we should believe you....... why?

 

[BecauseIKnow]

And your information is coming from........... where?

Common sense after looking at the past decades of conflicts in the African and Middle Eastern region, that repeated ploy about how ferocious those 'Islamists' are is nothing more than hilarious drivel. They are anti imperialism is seems lately and the West wants to keep repeating this failed policy because they only believe in power. No other methods to come up with a solution.

Okay, no legit source links.
And we should believe you....... why?

Source for what? Government fed links that just state what the government says? That's useless. One has to be colossally stupid to not notice they keep falling for the same scenario and really expect it actually has true intentions and its a possible method, which it isn't.

 

[syrenn]

wait till they riot at home....

No one cares about rioting, this is just something the West can't stop. They need to understand they will only increase this activity in the region. They reap what they sow.

France could put a couple hundred troops on the ground and win this.

when has france every won anything without having us bail them out?

 

[Ringel05]

Common sense after looking at the past decades of conflicts in the African and Middle Eastern region, that repeated ploy about how ferocious those 'Islamists' are is nothing more than hilarious drivel. They are anti imperialism is seems lately and the West wants to keep repeating this failed policy because they only believe in power. No other methods to come up with a solution.

Okay, no legit source links.
And we should believe you....... why?

Source for what? Government fed links that just state what the government says? That's useless. One has to be colossally stupid to not notice they keep falling for the same scenario and really expect it actually has true intentions and its a possible method, which it isn't.

Okay, sooooo, not legit credentials link and no sources to verify your claims.

Uummmmmm............. Boselaphus tragocamelus merda.

 

[BecauseIKnow]

Okay, no legit source links.
And we should believe you....... why?

Source for what? Government fed links that just state what the government says? That's useless. One has to be colossally stupid to not notice they keep falling for the same scenario and really expect it actually has true intentions and its a possible method, which it isn't.

Okay, sooooo, not legit credentials link and no sources to verify your claims.

Uummmmmm............. Boselaphus tragocamelus merda.

Which claims are you talking about?

 

[Ringel05]

Source for what? Government fed links that just state what the government says? That's useless. One has to be colossally stupid to not notice they keep falling for the same scenario and really expect it actually has true intentions and its a possible method, which it isn't.

Okay, sooooo, not legit credentials link and no sources to verify your claims.

Uummmmmm............. Boselaphus tragocamelus merda.

Which claims are you talking about?

Yours...... uh duh.......