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Title: French troops will leave Afghanistan in 2012: Hollande
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URL Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/0 ... e-exiting-afghanistan-in-2012/
Published: May 19, 2012
Author: staff
Post Date: 2012-05-19 03:31:27 by Tatarewicz
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US President Barack Obama (R) meets with French President Francois Hollande (L) in the Oval Office on Friday, May 18, 2012. US President Barack Obama (R) meets with French President Francois Hollande (L) in the Oval Office on Friday, May 18, 2012. Sat May 19, 2012 1:16AM GMT French President Francois Hollande has met with US President Barack Obama in Washington and announced that he will withdraw all French combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year, as originally scheduled.

"The withdrawal is not negotiable. The withdrawal of combat forces is France's decision and this decision will be implemented," Hollande told reporters after talks with Obama in the White House on Friday, AFP reported.

"I am aware that France is part of an alliance, that it has been involved in operations for a long time and must therefore make its decisions in harmony with its allies, including our American partners," he added.

He went on to say that the 3,500 French troops will be pulled out in consultation with NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

Hollande’s pledge to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was one of his key campaign promises and is thought to have helped him defeat Nicolas Sarkozy.

However, the French leader added, “We will continue to support Afghanistan in a different way. Our support will take a different format.”

Obama did not question Hollande's position but said that NATO countries must uphold their commitment to help "Afghans build security and continue down the path of development."

US-led troops have been fighting in Afghanistan since 2001. Their initial offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues to rise across the country despite the presence of about 130,000 foreign forces.

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All it takes to end a costly, people-destroying war (for Israel) is to purge national government of Israeli agent(s. A lesson American voters need to study especially since they have an option in Ron Paul. Be interesting to see if Jew propagandists pull a French fries stunt again. Interesting WH photo at link.

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Good news and a Great man with dignity,looks like hollande have faith in humanity instead of unnecessary wars. well only time will tell how he perform.I bet sarkozy aka the undercover closet zionist is filled with disgust he didn't win re-election.+5

Tatarewicz  posted on  2012-05-19   6:06:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

5/19/2012 - French troops will leave Afghanistan in 2012: Hollande

Reality Check: 10 More Years and 100 Billion Dollars An "End" To Afghanistan War - 3:58

Published on May 22, 2012 by BenSwannRealityCheck

Ben Swann takes a look at the NATO summit in Chicago where President Obama announced plans to keep forces in Afghanistan until at least 2024

Peace Train 60 - Ron Paul - 2007 59 seconds

"Just come home."

Stars and Stripes May 21, 9:44 PM EDT: New Zealand to pull Afghanistan troops next year

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand says it will withdraw its small contingent of troops from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned.

Prime Minister John Key told reporters Tuesday that the 145 New Zealand troops stationed in Bamiyan province will come home in late 2013 rather than 2014. New Zealand has stationed troops in the war-torn country since 2003, with five dying there during that time.

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"They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC

GreyLmist  posted on  2012-05-23   18:56:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

With only 8,000 Jews in a country of four million they seem not have been able to gain the kind of coercive control of politics as in US, Britain and Canada.

Relations with Israel

New Zealand has a long history of support for Israel beginning with support for the Partition Plan in 1947. Since then, most Kiwi governments have been generally supportive of Israel. The diplomatic relationship between New Zealand and Israel has deteriorated, however, in recent years. After 53 years of full diplomatic relations, the Israeli Embassy in Wellington was closed in 2002. At one time there were four missions in the South Pacific area in Canberra, Sydney, Wellington and Suva in Fiji. Presently, only Canberra remains open, which is now responsible for New Zealand-Israeli Relations.

In May 2004, two Jewish Agency officials were detained for more than an hour at Auckland Airport. One of them reported that he had been told by a customs agent, “we are treating all you Israelis the same — you are nothing but drug dealers and spies.” The closure of the Embassy in Wellington is due to $5.4 million in cost-cuts by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, but it is difficult to pinpoint the cause to weakened relations.. Speculation has been made that as trade with Arab countries is a major player in industry in New Zealand, foreign policy may be effected. In June 2004, the New Zealand Government openly criticized Israel’s policy of bulldozing Palestinian homes and donated $534,000 to aid homeless Palestinians.

A bigger scandal emerged in mid-2004, which led to a more serious deterioration in the relationship. Two suspected Mossad agents were jailed for three months and paid a $35,000 fine for trying on false grounds to obtain a New Zealand passport. High-level visits between the two countries were subsequently cancelled, visa restrictions imposed for Israeli officials, and an expected visit to New Zealand by Israeli president Moshe Katsav was cancelled. More than a year later, Israel apologized and New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced that it was time to resume friendly diplomatic relations with Israel.

The growing Jewish community in New Zealand has not been adversely affected by the strains with Israel. Anti-Semitic attacks remain infrequent with few reports of anti-Jewish vandalism or violence. For the most part, anti-Semitism has been due to influence from abroad and has appeared particularly in periods of economic depression. Still, while the number of anti-Semitic attacks remain low, New Zealand is no longer perceived as anti-Semitism free and safe as it once was.

www.jewishvirtuallibrary....urce/vjw/New_Zealand.html

Tatarewicz  posted on  2012-05-24   2:28:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

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