The French are dependable

Submitted by Mark Werfel (United States), Nov 9, 2013 at 17:30

DeGaulle said something like national interests essentially are matters of national survival. France today says (likely thinking of Mali) "As I speak to you, I cannot say there is any certainty that we can conclude," Fabius told France Inter radio, saying Paris could not accept a "fool's game". Not bad.

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