Comments on: Merging NATO and the EU http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/merging_nato_and_the_eu/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:17:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: James Joyner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/merging_nato_and_the_eu/comment-page-1/#comment-990044 James Joyner Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:20:54 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=33017#comment-990044 <blockquote>France technically never left NATO, only its military command structure. </blockquote> Right. But they're currently reintegrating more fully.

France technically never left NATO, only its military command structure.

Right. But they're currently reintegrating more fully.

]]> By: DC Loser http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/merging_nato_and_the_eu/comment-page-1/#comment-989982 DC Loser Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:35:11 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=33017#comment-989982 France technically never left NATO, only its military command structure. It maintained its political participation, but withdrew its military forces from the military command structure. What they're doing now is to reintegrate their military back into the NATO structure. France technically never left NATO, only its military command structure. It maintained its political participation, but withdrew its military forces from the military command structure. What they're doing now is to reintegrate their military back into the NATO structure.

]]> By: sam http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/merging_nato_and_the_eu/comment-page-1/#comment-989937 sam Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:19:45 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=33017#comment-989937 Not sure what this bodes for any EU-NATO intergration, but <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/11/sarkozy-france-nato-military" rel="nofollow">France is rejoining NATO</a> 43 years after Le Grand Charles decamped. Any thoughts, James? BTW, love this from the foreign minister: <blockquote>"We took part in all the Nato operations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, without taking part in drawing up the plans," the foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner said this week. "France cannot carry on being the only film-maker who is not invited to the script development."</blockquote> Cinema Politique de la Realite, n'est-ce-pas? Not sure what this bodes for any EU-NATO intergration, but France is rejoining NATO 43 years after Le Grand Charles decamped. Any thoughts, James?

BTW, love this from the foreign minister:

"We took part in all the Nato operations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, without taking part in drawing up the plans," the foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner said this week.

"France cannot carry on being the only film-maker who is not invited to the script development."

Cinema Politique de la Realite, n'est-ce-pas?

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