Perhaps on the advice of Carla Bruni, Sarkozy sought counsel from Bernard-Henri Lévy. A dashing penseur-poseur-showman who likes to be photographed with his shirt largely unbuttoned, Lévy advised him to officially recognize the rebels' National Transition Council as a first step.
Monday, March 21, 2011
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Perhaps on the advice of Carla Bruni, Sarkozy sought counsel from Bernard-Henri Lévy. A dashing penseur-poseur-showman who likes to be photographed with his shirt largely unbuttoned, Lévy advised him to officially recognize the rebels' National Transition Council as a first step.
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Henri Marie rulz!
Hours after the photo op, French fighter jets were heading for Libya, getting the jump on the U.S. and other coalition members. Much of France went into a paroxysm of national pride as television screens showed French fighter pilots gearing up, donning helmets, fingering their service pistols, and heading out to the hangars where their planes were waiting. As one commentator put it, buttons fairly popping off his shirt front, "The Americans were ahead of us in dealing with the revolution in Egypt, but this time we're taking the initiative. We're clearly the leaders against Libya." Much was made of French planes striking first, while British and Americans merely brought up the rear.
Wow! It only took hours to scramble the French Air Force...they must have been wargaming on the Mexico assumption all the time.
What does Mexico have to do with the shores of Tripoli? Maybe Montezuma's revenge? Mysterious is Rotter Logick...
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