French troops have learned a lesson from the Aug. 10 ambush,says the French president
From Deutsche - Welle:
The French lower house voted Monday to continue with and beef up its mission in in Afghanistan despite crumbling public support for the deployment.
The lower house of Parliament voted 343 to 210 to keep France's 3,300 troops in Afghanistan and nearby areas.
The upper house, the Senate, will also vote on the issue.
The votes Monday are the first under a constitutional amendment approved in July that requires lawmakers to vote on any foreign military operation lasting more than four months, news agency AP reported.
The French government is also to send more helicopters, equipment and an extra 100 troops to Afghanistan following the recent death of 10 of its soldiers in an ambush near Kabul, Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Monday.
"The President of the Republic (Nicolas Sarkozy) and government have learnt the lesson from this murderous ambush," Fillon said, adding that the reinforcements would arrive within a "few weeks."
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My Comment: The French are in Afghanistan for now .... but their reliability as a partner is now in question.
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