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Afghanistan 2.0: France Prepares for Ground War in Mali

Via Washington Post:
French troops in armored vehicles and machine gun-mounted pickups moved northward Wednesday to bolster Malian army units fighting Islamist guerrillas entrenched in the beleaguered town of Diably. The troop movements, recorded by journalists on the scene, set the stage for what seemed likely to be French troops’ first major engagement on the ground since President Francois Hollande ordered a major military intervention in Mali six days ago. Some reports said French special forces advisers were already in the city battling alongside the Malian soldiers. . .

I really don't want to watch this one unfold. I hope I'm wrong, but history tells me that France is getting in over their head. They're sending soldiers into combat against al Qaeda in pickup trucks mounted with machine guns? Has France not been paying attention to what an IED can do to an unarmored vehicle? - Greg Pollowitz


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