Wednesday, January 15, 2020

French President Macron: If President Trump Pulls U.S. Military Out Of Africa, It Would Be 'Bad News'



FOX News: France's Macron: If Trump pulls US military out of Africa, it would be 'bad news'

French President Emmanuel Macron urged the Trump administration not to withdraw troops from Africa after U.S. military officials announced they were contemplating a shift in focus to threats from Russia and China.

"If the U.S. decided to withdraw from Africa, it would be bad news for us," Macron said at a news conference Monday. He was speaking after a summit in Pau, France, with the presidents of the five African countries that make up the G5 Sahel coalition: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.

"I would like to be able to convince President Trump that the fight against terrorism to which he is deeply committed is playing out also in this region," Macron continued.

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WNU Editor: A sobering assessment on France's current military situation in the Sahel .... French forces face military trap in Sahel region (Euractiv).

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fazman said...

How about hr decides if France is pro U. S or against...!!
Pull out, leave it to froggy to sort out.