France and defence - Gaullist no more?
A new Vietnam, a subordination to American policy, an Atlanticist obsession. These were just some objections voiced in France even before President Nicolas Sarkozy announced on April 3rd that he would send a battalion of at least 800 extra troops to join the NATO force in Afghanistan. Denouncing a “global strategic alignment” with America during a parliamentary debate this week, the opposition called for a vote of censure against the government. Mr Sarkozy's decision to lend more help to NATO in Afghanistan, and his wish to return to the alliance's military command, are as politically contested at home as they are symbolically important abroad.
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