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England and France share forces

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  • #2
    Sykk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭Sykk


    BornToBe? wrote: »
    So England and France have joined up,

    Is this:

    A money saving thing

    England upset with getting involved with USA and now looking for another friend

    A step closer to a European Army

    http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/11/2010112135435407824.html

    I don't get the whole USA option?!


  • #3
    allanb49
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,419 ✭✭✭allanb49


    Bonjour!, ya cheese eating surrender monkeys!


  • #4
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    Time share aircraft carriers, that should be fun :D

    What happens when one get's involved in a war that the other disagrees strongly with? Not like that's not happened before.


  • #5
    Senna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    A few friendly fire incidents coming


  • #6
    Revolution9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭Revolution9


    So not only will they surrender at the first sign of danger, they'll be ****e in bed too


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  • #7
    Sykk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭Sykk


    johngalway wrote: »
    What happens when one get's involved in a war that the other disagrees strongly with?
    That'll never happen, ever.


  • #8
    jimthemental
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭jimthemental


    Soccer fans from the border counties will love this, a concentrated point of dislike.


  • #9
    BornToBe?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 131 ✭✭BornToBe?


    Sykk wrote: »
    I don't get the whole USA option?!

    They allied with USA for the whole middle east mess that's been going on for the last 10 years, it didn't work out as well as they thought, so now taking a lil side step away from USA and their alliance, thus gaining back a little respect and independance of their military deccisions,
    some it up, not being USA's lil Biaaaatch.


  • #10
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    johngalway wrote: »
    Time share aircraft carriers, that should be fun :D

    What happens when one get's involved in a war that the other disagrees strongly with? Not like that's not happened before.

    It all depends how closely they co-operate. All I can see from that article is that they are co-operating on nuclear warhead testing. They will probably link up on things like R&D, procuring new equipment etc like they have in the past with things like the eurofighter. I can't see it affecting each others foreign policy though apart from them possibly working together much closer when there are areas they agree on.


  • #11
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Well, since France was right and USA was wrong about WMDs maybe it's better to go with them from now on.


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  • #12
    FatherLen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭FatherLen


    "joint testing on nuclear warheads"

    this can never be good!


  • #13
    RoyalMarine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭RoyalMarine


    hold on now...

    the only time in history where france and england joined forces was when there was an agression against germany....

    maybe hitler is making a return to power? sure didnt he get in when germany was in a dire recession?


  • #14
    BornToBe?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 131 ✭✭BornToBe?


    And aren't we in some form doing what Germany says? due to the banks etc.


  • #15
    FrostyJack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,731 ✭✭✭FrostyJack


    Cool France has an army now :D

    I see this as a good thing, a step forward.


  • #16
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,227 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    FrostyJack wrote: »
    Cool France has an army now :D

    I see this as a good thing, a step forward.

    As against the usual many steps running backwards.


  • #17
    karma_
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,798 ✭✭✭karma_


    RoyalMarineComm wrote: »
    hold on now...

    the only time in history where france and england joined forces was when there was an agression against germany....

    maybe hitler is making a return to power? sure didnt he get in when germany was in a dire recession?

    They were also allies during the war against Russia.


  • #18
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Pre-boarding call for Godwin.


  • #19
    orourkeda
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    jimthemental wrote: »
    Soccer fans from the border counties will love this, a concentrated point of dislike.

    Is it because they disagree fundamentally with the nuclear testing options on the table.


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