Is NATO planning on surrendering anytime soon...

**Turion** · 11 March 2009, 21:46

Originally posted by Churchill View Post

It looks like France are being urged to rejoin NATO?

are politely asking to be allowed

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced his country is to return to Nato's military command, reversing four decades of self-imposed exile.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7937666.stm

**thelace** · 11 March 2009, 23:03

Didn't know they'd gone

Didn't miss them....

**OwlHoot** · 11 March 2009, 23:25

Maybe they're hoping the Yanks will give them a bailout in return, or it's some deal along those lines.

**Board Game Geek** · 12 March 2009, 00:58

I didn't know they had gone either.

I just assumed that all EU members were automatically part of NATO.

**bodnobal** · 12 March 2009, 01:08

I've heard part of the agreement is that all NATO signed up countries have got to speak French in 5 years as their main language.

**ace00** · 12 March 2009, 07:48

Originally posted by bodnobal View Post

I've heard part of the agreement is that all NATO signed up countries have got to speak French in 5 years as their main language.

And eat escargot et ail at least once per week.

**Pickle2** · 12 March 2009, 09:12

Or maybe they know something that we dont about the upcomming plans to drag the western economies out of depression.

**Ruprect** · 12 March 2009, 09:16

Originally posted by ace00 View Post

And eat escargot et ail at least once per week.

Stripey t-shirts and berets?

**AlfredJPruffock** · 12 March 2009, 09:20

Originally posted by Churchill View Post

It looks like France are being urged to rejoin NATO?

A sad day for La France.

Their absence from NATO provided a counter-balance from the European perspective.

Is NATO planning on surrendering anytime soon...