Sarkozy Says France Could Add Troops in Afghanistan

[Gunny]

KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) — In a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Saturday, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France said France might increase its troop presence in the country to help defeat the Taliban-led insurgency.

“There is a war going on here — a war against terrorism, against fanaticism, that we cannot and will not lose,” he told reporters who accompanied him on the trip.

He said that French troops, currently about 1,900, would continue to help build Afghan security forces, in particular by training the Afghan Army and police. Mr. Sarkozy said a decision on any increase in troop numbers would come in the next few weeks.

Mr. Sarkozy’s visit, his first since he became president in May, was largely symbolic, given the small number of French troops here. But it signaled a continued shift in French foreign policy toward greater cooperation with Washington and its allies in the fight against terrorism.

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Chirac must be cryin' in his Wheaties ...

 

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Chirac must be cryin' in his Wheaties ...

I wonder if the French are finally opening their eyes after all the problems they had with the Muslim population in their country? Whats your take?