the French Foreign Legion has been in virtual permanent overseas deployment since 1997, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Chad and now the Ivory Coast.
And the whole of French society does not bat a Gaullic eyelash at all these interventions, peacekeeping missions, "No Fly Zones" and other robust military assignments.
In contrast, the USA forcibly grounds the Air Force of a chronic international jackwad like Colonel Khadaffi and everyone gets the screaming bedspins.
Which is why I think it's a good idea to get NATO participation in general and French jets in particular to enforce the "No Fly Zone" in Libya.
Because the French seemed to have mastered the art of bombing miscreants discreetly.
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