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Originally Posted by Igottago
I don't like Trudeau's approach on this, even though I'm unsure if bombing is the best counter terrorism tactic in the long run. You have to make decisions based on the temperature of things internationally, and clearly, that temperature has changed again. If you are going to be part of a comprehensive counter terrorism effort you need to engage with your allies in a fully coordinated effort, I don't think you can just pick and choose which aspects you want to participate in. If the consensus is a military effort is required, you probably need to back them on it.
The way I understand it, if the French invoke article 5 of NATO we pretty much have to go anyways -- otherwise NATO isn't worth the paper its printed on, and we give up our most important security alliance.
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I doubt that France is going to invoke Article 5, it doesn't make sense. What France will do is pour support into the current NATO mission, and ask for a bigger seat at the Command Table.
They will also probably prosecute their own objectives over there.