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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Chris_ on June 07, 2008, 12:51:03 AM
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French army falling apart, documents show
By Henry Samuel in Paris
Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/2084832/French-army-falling-apart,-documents-show.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/2084832/French-army-falling-apart,-documents-show.html)
Last Updated: 10:50PM BST 06/06/2008 | Comments 47 | Have Your Say
Most of France's tanks, helicopters and jet fighters are unusable and its defence apparatus is on the verge of "falling apart", it has emerged.
France's military has been given a bleak prognosis
According to confidential defence documents leaked to the French press, less than half of France's Leclerc tanks – 142 out of 346 – are operational and even these regularly break down.
Less than half of its Puma helicopters, 37 per cent of its Lynx choppers and 33 per cent of its Super Frelon models – built 40 years ago – are in a fit state to fly, according to documents seen by Le Parisien newspaper.
Two thirds of France's Mirage F1 reconnaissance jets are unusable at present.
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It is all part of the plan! This way, the next war they lose, they'll have a reason, other than cowardice, to surrender. They can start collaborating with the enemy a lot faster this way...
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French army falling apart, documents show
By Henry Samuel in Paris
Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/2084832/French-army-falling-apart,-documents-show.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/2084832/French-army-falling-apart,-documents-show.html)
Last Updated: 10:50PM BST 06/06/2008 | Comments 47 | Have Your Say
Most of France's tanks, helicopters and jet fighters are unusable and its defence apparatus is on the verge of "falling apart", it has emerged.
France's military has been given a bleak prognosis
According to confidential defence documents leaked to the French press, less than half of France's Leclerc tanks – 142 out of 346 – are operational and even these regularly break down.
Less than half of its Puma helicopters, 37 per cent of its Lynx choppers and 33 per cent of its Super Frelon models – built 40 years ago – are in a fit state to fly, according to documents seen by Le Parisien newspaper.
Two thirds of France's Mirage F1 reconnaissance jets are unusable at present.
NEWS FLASH!!
The French adopt Senator John Kerry's national defense model and the rest, as they say, is history.
Film at 11
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This is what happens when you're more interested in 35 hour work weeks...socializing ever aspect of daily life and generally taking a Laissez-faire about the world.
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French army falling apart, documents show
I beg to differ. The defenders of Europe, Canada, and most of the Western Hemisphere... of course I'm refering to the United States of America... is just fine, thank you very much.
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France has an Army???????????
I wonder who they will sell their military hardware to. Its all designed with surrender in mind. Their armored vehicles have a six speed transmission - one forward and five reverse. Their rifles are built similar to those bag pistols which, when you pull the trigger, a flag comes out the barrel. The big difference is that instead of a red flag with the word "bang" on it, the flag is white with the words "DON'T SHOOT, I SURRENDER" on it.
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They say a picture says a thousand words.
(http://www.political-humor.org/graphics/soldier-of-surrender.jpg)
I'll never get tired of that one.
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(http://www.portcityunderground.com/images/french-surrender_moto.jpg)