France in Retreat (Again)

The French are chickening out before they even show up in Lebanon. Our College of Cardinals over at No-Pasaran tipped us off to this NY Sun story. Essentially, the French would really rather not go over and sit next to those crazy Hezbollah fellows, thank you very much. Maybe there is someone else you could send, no?

Here's my favorite part of the Sun article.

While the United Nations is pushing for French troops to form the "backbone" of an international force in Lebanon, Paris is "cautious"about sending its military to help Lebanon's army take control of the south and disarm Hezbollah, Turtle Bay and French officials said yesterday.

This is simply fabulous. Only the UN would look to the French to provide a backbone.

A garden creature with more of a backbone than the French army.
Poetry. Pure poetry.

Update: Ha! We beat our Prelate to the Primates by one whole day on this post. You are sooo yesterday, Gaius!
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