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Originally posted by parabellum:
When is the last time France waged a successful military campaign? I don't mean as part of NATO. I mean French military forces prevailing in a confict. When was the last time?

Well, they did keep Henry the VIII [I am] from invading. So there is that.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/17...-recalled/index.html

France recalls its ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia to protest Biden’s submarine deal.

The French government has immediately recalled its ambassador to the US for consultation in response to the recently announced national security partnership with the United Kingdom and Australia.

Philippe Étienne, the French ambassador to the US, confirmed the news when reached for comment.

In a statement, Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, said Friday that the move was made at the request of President Emmanuel Macron

"This extraordinary decision reflects the exceptional seriousness of the announcements made on September 15 by Australia and the United States," Le Drian said. "The abandonment of the ocean-class submarine project that Australia and France had been working on since 2016 and the announcement of a new partnership with the United States aimed at studying the possibility of future cooperation on nuclear-powered submarines constitute unacceptable behavior among allies and partners; their consequences affect" the very concept we have of our alliances, our partnerships, and the importance of the Indo-Pacific for Europe.

It's believed to be the first time the French have resorted to such a move in modern times, a French official told CNN.

France stands to lose the equivalent of $65 billion US dollars from an existing deal to provide Australia with conventional, diesel-powered submarines.

The canceled deal with France, a major global weapons exporter, is expected to make a significant economic impact on the French defense sector. France also stands to lose out strategically in the Indo-Pacific, where the country holds significant interests.

Australia previously planned to acquire 12 conventional attack-class submarines from the French shipbuilder Naval Group, which successfully beat out competing German and Japanese bids in 2016.

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Originally posted by HuskySig:
Two things are for certain: 1) Jimmy Carter will die knowing that he was not the worst president in history and 2) Joe Biden will die never knowing that the was president.

Now that is funny!

It's Amazing. Biden is now even pissing off the French.

On the off chance anyone knows - where's the nearest major supply of diesel for Australia? Malaysia?

Hey Joe, good news!
Taliban are going to let girls go to school until 6th or 7th grade as long as they dress according to Sharia Law.

Tell Nancy the good news, maybe go out and have a drink with her to celebrate.

Opps, maybe drinks will need to wait until after your back from the extended weekend vacation in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
I had forgotten about your extended weekend get aways.
Link

Joe, while your relaxing this extended weekend can you please give some thought as to the humanitarian crisis at the boarder?
We’ve got 6,000 Unvaccinated Illegal Aliens Gather Under an International Bridge in Del Rio and another 20,000 mostly Haitians, some Cubans, Venezuelans on the way.
Link

Oh the French called as well.
They are pissed, and we still have Americans trapped behind enemy lines in Afghanistan.

A bit of a measles break-out with the Afghan camps in the U.S., might need to figure something out there as well.

Dang, Joe, you sure that you’ve got time for these extended vacations.



Dang Joe, that’s a lot of people.
Who’s going to cloth, feed and house them?


Military camps are full with those evacuated from Afghanistan, you know the ones pre-screened by the Taliban.

Oh and then we’ve still got that whole pandemic thing going on.
Americans losing jobs because of your vaccine mandate.
Vaccine doesn’t seem to be working so well anymore.

Opps, link above was from yesterday.
Numbers Swell Overnight to 12K Migrants Detained Under Border Bridge in Texas
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Joe, let’s be honest, your a failure at being President.
It’s time for you to retire to a care facility where they can assist you in these latter years of your life with the onset of dementia.

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Poor Joe needed a break & had to go to DE (again) for an extended weekend of R&R.

He's had a busy week. Let's see:
He pissed off the French, he was trying to hide 12K illegal immigrants under a bridge in Texas but the media found them, a bunch of states & gov agencies are pissed off about his mask mandates, his top general should be in front of a firing squad for treason, anything else........oh, yeah. It's finally hit the news that instead of his drone strike taking out a very dangerous tallybon terrorist, it just killed a car load of little kids.

The dems support mobs burning and looting our cities because a drug addict, criminal thug got killed during an arrest but a Democrat administration can send drones to kill innocent people and no one gives a damn.
Uh oh, were not sure who that was we just dropped a bomb on, we'll just sort it out later.

SO, according to Ted Cruz, on 9/8 Biden Admin cancelled deportation flights back to Haiti. In less than a week, the crowd has increased 10 fold (1k to 10K and still growing I'm sure), mostly Haitians. How did thousands of Haitians hear about this, and arrive at border with "Biden let us in" T-shirts before I saw a story?

So did anyone hear about this policy change, and what else has been done under the radar?? Ted Cruz at Del Rio bridge

It's been a while since I checked, but do we share a land border with Hati? How did they all get here? Who is sailing them to Mexico? Why has Mexico let them in to walk to Texas?

Find out where the ships are and put them on the bottom. Find out who is running the ships and hit them with a drone strike. This administration has experience in doing that. Tell Mexico we will start bombing runs on their military bases if they do not do something to stop the invasion of the US.

From video and other reporting on Newsmaxs' Stinchfield it seems most were already economic refugees in other central american countries, not from Haiti directly.

Still, it took some logistics to do this, so who was behind it?

Local lady is a Air Force Doctor. She just got a no notice deployment order to leave immediately to support health care for the influx of "immigrants" flooding into the country.

Their parents are working out a plan between them to help the husband and the three children.

On a related note, active duty and retirees are being sent to civilian doctors due to a lack of available military health care providers.

So apparently it's cheaper to smuggle them to Del Rio. Man I feel for those US residents that have to deal with this. They must feel absolutely powerless. And betrayed.

The president though, is at the beach this weekend. Must not be anything happening.

EXCLUSIVE: Cartel Violence, Cheaper Smuggling Rates Drive Caribbean Migrants to West Texas Border

Violence from Gulf Cartel members and cheaper smuggling rates than their rivals are two main factors pushing thousands of Caribbean migrants to Del Rio instead of the Rio Grande Valley, which is considerably closer in terms of travel distance.

More than 12,000 migrants, primarily from Haiti, are being held by U.S. authorities under an international bridge awaiting processing. The migrants crossed from Ciudad Acuna in Coahuila into Del Rio, Texas, and instead of avoiding authorities, they are requesting asylum once they encounter U.S. Border Patrol.

https://www.breitbart.com/bord...o-west-texas-border/


Absolutely INSANE.

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Originally posted by ulsterman:
Local lady is a Air Force Doctor. She just got a no notice deployment order to leave immediately to support health care for the influx of "immigrants" flooding into the country.

I believe I'd resign my commission at that point.

It's not as if doctors are wanting for jobs.

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Joe, let’s be honest, your a failure at being President.

Depends on which side you are one. He's following the plan of the radical left.

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Originally posted by preten2b:
From video and other reporting on Newsmaxs' Stinchfield it seems most were already economic refugees in other central american countries, not from Haiti directly.

Still, it took some logistics to do this, so who was behind it?

It's interesting to me that news sources aren't discussing the logistics part behind all this. Are they being flown into Mexico to the border? Taking ships from Haiti into Mexico first?

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Originally posted by Ackks:

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Joe, let’s be honest, your a failure at being President.

Depends on which side you are one. He's following the plan of the radical left.

76th out of a college law class of 81. Yeah, I'd say the man's been a failure his entire adult life.

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Originally posted by bryan11:
It's interesting to me that news sources aren't discussing the logistics part behind all this. Are they being flown into Mexico to the border? Taking ships from Haiti into Mexico first?

You're kidding right. The media works hand in hand with the Dem's to report on and support exactly what they are told to. There are no journalists left anymore working for the MSM.

Video of an invasion in real time. I wonder what ice cream Biden will get today?



We need Blaster from Uncommon Valor.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:

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Originally posted by ulsterman:
Local lady is a Air Force Doctor. She just got a no notice deployment order to leave immediately to support health care for the influx of "immigrants" flooding into the country.

I believe I'd resign my commission at that point.

It's not as if doctors are wanting for jobs.

She probably owes the USAF some years to pay for her schooling. But it is an excellent idea.