January 25, 2007
France and Israel are on a collision course in south Lebanon following incidents involving Israeli warplanes over- flying the positions of the French military contingent serving with the UN peacekeeping force there.In the most serious confrontation, French troops were said by sources in Paris to have been "just two seconds" from launching an anti- aircraft missile at two Israeli F-15 fighters carrying out mock low-level attack runs over one outpost.
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Posted by: dr. akim ullshitbay at January 25, 2007 11:25 AM (Ax65U)
Posted by: Jimmy the Dhimmi at January 25, 2007 11:53 AM (RIPcF)
Surveillance is one thing, but scaring the living daylights out of French soldiers with anti-air rockets is another.
Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at January 25, 2007 12:07 PM (8e/V4)
No doubt the French outpost wasn't anywhere near a Hizb'allah outpost. Probably at least 10 fet away.
Posted by: Jeff Bargholz at January 25, 2007 12:16 PM (Dt3sl)
Israel has practical battlefield experience dealing with AA missile batteries, and defeating them with air-power. If France made a big enough mistake, their part of the peacekeeping force would be leaving in pieces. The biggest question is WHY DOES FRANCE NEED "AA" WEAPONS FOR A PEACE-KEEPING MISSION IN LEBANON??? Hezb'os ain't got no warplanes that I know of.
They can only be there with the intention of attacking Israeli planes.
So why would that be necessary?
USA, all the way!
Posted by: Michael Weaver at January 26, 2007 10:40 AM (2OHpj)
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