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French President Emmanuel Macron met with parliamentary parties on Thursday. During the meeting Macron said he was open to the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, as announced by, according to French newspaper L’Independant.

Fabien Roussel, a representative of the French Communist Party, said after the meeting that “Macron referenced a scenario that could lead to intervention [of French troops]: the advancement of the front towards Odesa or Kyiv.”

He noted that the French President showed parliamentarians maps of the possible directions of strikes by Russian troops in Ukraine.

Following the meeting, Jordan Bardella of the far-right National Rally party noted that “there are no restrictions and no red lines” in Macron’s approach.

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Don’t fuck with the French.

People forget they were a super power for centuries.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Despite all the jokes, The French have won more wars than any other country in history. They were exhausted by the time 1940 rolled around

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're country is right in the middle of one of the areas of the world with the most wars of all time, and it stretches from coast to coast. That alone says a ton.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You make it sound like France was stuck in with everyone else when thar is infact untrue, everyone else was stuck in with France. After all I doubt a medieval country on the defensive would conquer from fucking Catalonia to fucking Ponnonia and Carinthia. And thats just the start I dont think I need to explain what Napoleon did.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't make any sense of what you just said. Could you explain further?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was making a "you arent stuck in here with me" joke about France and then proceeded to list off the greatest extent of the Frankish empire.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol okay I got you now. I totally missed it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, once I reread it I realized it was slightly incomprehensible. I aint fixing it though cause I think its funny.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They were exhausted by the time 1940 rolled around

They were not worthy of the mantle of responsibility

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Neither is any current western Nation (maybe Poland and Finland excused)

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

Don’t fuck with the French.

But what if I ... oh, you meant that as a figure of speech. Got it.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meme of a guide to make a white French flag

(jk, I love my French brothers)

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AI? I took this photo myself when I was in France during the croissant harvesting season!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Wait. Was this taken in the Croissante region? It's just that they're very particular about this, and I just want to make sure those are, in fact, croissant fields, and not sparkling crescent rolls.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If that's AI it did a great job on the hands for once.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Better for sure but the knuckles don't align with the digits

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Good eye, I didn't notice that. Improvements are noticeable though as it used to be so much worse

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also his left hand only has 3 fingers. Either that or the pinky has a similar texture to the ground. Hard to tell based on the lighting.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that's because harvesting croissants uses really dangerous sharp tools to cut them off the stems and workers lose digits all the time. It's why the French have great single payer healthcare.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Of course, I should have thought about what would happen if you try to tear a fresh croissant from the stem without cutting it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It seems to be a non-issue for a while now

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe, but if you look at the man’s left hand then is he Jesus? What is that? A weird watch or a stake?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think once you have nukes you can send to anywhere on the planet at any time, you count as a superpower.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And they have the most FAFO nuke policy of any nuclear power. They told the world in the '70s "ok we have the nukes, they are pointed at all of you. If anyone anywhere uses these things, we launch at everyone."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yep. Don't fuck with the French.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Where can I learn more?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

And 2nd strike capacity !

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Second best Navy behind USA, innit?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

They surrendered to the Germans after putting up a brave fight for ** checks notes ** 5 weeks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It was a good demonstration of the blitzkrieg tactic. Hitting hard and fast with aircraft, tanks and troop carriers without giving the enemy time to regroup or resupply. By the time the French knew what was happening it was too late to mobilize.

The tactic couldn't be counted until the opposing side had enough firepower to stall it which would've taken too long and by that time defeat is a guarantee.

Soviets were given tanks, aircraft, factories, everything they needed to counter the Germans later in the war which halted their army and that's when the blitzkrieg fell apart.

Blitzkrieg is effective but only when your moving faster than the enemy can regroup and counter

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Except that most German units were not motorized and highly reliant on horse-drawn carts. French tanks were more numerous, better armed and better armored - but they were used less effectively. France was fighting WW1 part deux, whereas Germany was using their inferior equipment more effectively. The entire thing was still a gamble and by no means the foregone conclusion at the start.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Meanwhile, 'murica: let's make a lot of money by selling war machines to both sides :)