Re: typical french pussy reaction.
LMAO! Uhm, sorry this is so sad that it's funny.
OK, they already have 1.700 troops in Lebanon (the UNIFIL force has currently a total of 2.000), but still...
I was surprised by the Germans as well. Angela Merkel said earlier on that Germany will not send ground troups, but that they will contribute in another way (free sauerkraut?). Reason: 60 years after WWII they don't want to confront the German soldiers with the IDF troops. Sounds like a cheap excuse to me...
Anyway, it makes me kinda feel good that our little shit country will contribute to the expansion of UNIFIL. Probably no combat troops since we already participate in peace keeping forces in five countries and we're kinda running out of soldiers who can shoot a gun (uhum). But we'll be there with the Navy, the Medical Division and most likely our squad of C-130's.
Still a long way to go in order to reach the projected total of 15.000 troops...