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edepuy


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By EMMANUEL GEORGES-PICOT confuse

PARIS (AP) France plans to withdraw 1,900 of its soldiers from the African nations of Chad and Ivory Coast to reduce its foreign troop deployment, Prime Minister Francois Fillon announced Wednesday.

At least 1,000 soldiers of France's 1,650-strong mission to protect refugees in Chad will be withdrawn by this summer, Fillon said. In addition, the 1,800-strong contingent in Ivory Coast will be cut by half, he said.

Fillon spoke during a parliamentary debate on France's military missions overseas.

The soldiers being pulled from Chad are part of the EUFOR mission to protect refugees who have fled the conflict in Darfur in neighboring Sudan. Chadians displaced by violence that has spilled over from Darfur and by a rebellion in eastern Chad also have been under EUFOR's watch.

The European contingent is scheduled to be replaced by a U.N. force starting March 15.

EUFOR had problems mustering enough soldiers from European Union nations and was hampered by a shortage of helicopters and planes from the start of the operation.


France will continue to furnish logistical aid to the U.N. force. Another French contingent in Chad since 1986 will aid the U.N. mission as it helped EUFOR deploy, the prime minister said.

France also is cutting to 900 the number of its troops in Ivory Coast, another former African colony, Fillon said.

French forces have been deployed in Ivory Coast since the start of the civil war there in September 2002. They helped block the advance of northern rebels. The force already was trimmed back in 2008, from 2,400 to 1,800, as the political situation stabilized.


"The security challenges in Ivory Coast have lost their intensity," Fillon said.

"Regrouped in Abidjan, our troops will remain able to ensure the protection and eventual evacuation of our countrymen," the prime minister said. The French troops also will a help a U.N. force in the event of further conflicts, he said.

France has 200 soldiers in the U.N. force, also to return home this year, Fillon said.

Cuts like those announced can save France hundreds of millions of euros (dollars) per year.

French Defense Minister Herve Morin said in an interview published Wednesday by the daily France-Soir that France planned to reduce its foreign deployment from 13,000 to 10,000 troops.


"Do you think that France should continue aid to a country that isn't their own?"



-- Edited by edepuy at 18:57, 2009-01-28

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of course France should continue aid to countries that aren't their own.  Most African government's are not strong enough to defend themselves from rebels or possible miltary coups. Most countries need aid to help their suffering citizens.  I hate to sound like a moron but euros are not the same thing as dollars, if that were so I'd be traveling to Europe every summmer due to a favorable exchange rate.

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Seems like just another world power calling for peace and wiping their hands clean of any help they give to those in need. Then again when France is having an internal religious conflict I guess it is to be expected.

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It really depends on how Africa feels about France adding to their country if they are Okay with it why should other countries care if they are apart of their country or not. But maybe France is tryin to help Africa not control them.yawnyawnyawn



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France should keep sending aid, as long as they are there to send aid. I dont think that the troops in Africa are strong enough on their own so they need help and if they did not want any help then they dont have to accept it.

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I think France should finish what they started. They cant just drop out now, if they do that then sure France will be saving themselves some money but the people of Chad and the Ivory Coast will pay for it and most likely with their lives as the violence in Darfur moves through the area.

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yes i think france should continue to give aid since african troops clearly arent strong enough to be ob there own. lets face it..those countries need their help, with out it they're doomed.

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yes i think they should continue aiding other countries, especially Africa because they need the help. It was their choice to help them and now they have to stick to it.

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In reality, it doesn't matter if France pulls out of Africa or not, because another country will help an African nation in it's place. Africa will always need aid, therefore it will always have aid...if that makes any sense.

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