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PARIS — Rejecting a “herd-like conformity” with the Biden administration, Marine Le Pen, the French far-right candidate for the presidency, said Wednesday that France would quit NATO’s integrated military command if she were elected and would seek for the alliance “a strategic rapprochement” with Russia.

 

As Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on, Ms. Le Pen effectively signaled that her election would terminate or at least disrupt President Biden’s united alliance in confronting President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, and perhaps create a breach in Western Europe for Mr. Putin to exploit.

 

Dismissing multilateralism, blasting Germany, criticizing the European Union, relegating climate issues to a low priority, attacking “globalists” and maintaining a near silence on Russia’s brutal assault in Ukraine, Ms. Le Pen gave a taste of a worldview that was at once reminiscent of the Trump presidency and appeared to directly threaten NATO’s attempts to arm Ukraine and defeat Russia.

 

 

I can understand nationalism’s appeal to this extent in a place like the U.S. or Russia, because they are huge and powerful and much more self-sufficient than most other countries, but it seems suicidal for a place like France. Good luck to them next time they need help from other countries if she gets elected and has her way. 

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2 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

I wonder when the last time a battle ship was sunk during a war. 
 

Edit: Found it, it was a Japanese ship sunk in 1944. 
 

Great job Russia.  

didn't the british sink an argentine battle ship during the falkland island war?

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2 hours ago, Moiraine said:

 

 

I can understand nationalism’s appeal to this extent in a place like the U.S. or Russia, because they are huge and powerful and much more self-sufficient than most other countries, but it seems suicidal for a place like France. Good luck to them next time they need help from other countries if she gets elected and has her way. 

 

Le Pen's campaign was financed by loans from a non-France nation.

 

You'll never guess which country those loans came from. 

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6 minutes ago, teachercd said:

Why are the streets of France lined with trees?

 

So the Germans can march in the shade!

 

That's actually true, all throughout the French countryside you see trees lining the roads. They were planted by Napoleon a couple hundred years ago, and maintained over the centuries. 

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