Saturday, November 06, 2004
France at War?
Government forces in the Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) has attacked French troops supervising a disintegrating ceasefire. France incurred a lot of resentment in the country for seemingly forcing it to bargain with separatists in the north. French troops have been onhand for two years, but the government seems to have decided to target them.
France has retaliated by destroying the Ivorian air force, but it remains to be seen whether that will break the resolve of the government. French citizens have had to be evacuated elsewhere in the country.
Whether France has the stomach for a protracted war in Africa remains to be seen.
Government forces in the Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) has attacked French troops supervising a disintegrating ceasefire. France incurred a lot of resentment in the country for seemingly forcing it to bargain with separatists in the north. French troops have been onhand for two years, but the government seems to have decided to target them.
France has retaliated by destroying the Ivorian air force, but it remains to be seen whether that will break the resolve of the government. French citizens have had to be evacuated elsewhere in the country.
Whether France has the stomach for a protracted war in Africa remains to be seen.
