Since when in the history of the last 250 years... no 350... 5000 years has France ever been known to bring peace with its armed forces? From Louis kings to Napoleon dictators to Vichy Petains to DeGaulle Algerias to their infamous Foreign Legion to Viet Nam onwards to French colonial Lebanon... and even to most of today's African countries... their record is as foul on that score as rotting garbage. This blundering dolt of a country now involved in another war about to erupt (round 2 hez vs isr) is a clear sign that Israel's leadership is rotten to the core. Get rid of Olmert and company! (and we haven't even talked about chirac's anti-Israel biases!)

Stop talking nonsense you fiend!! If you knew your Middle-East history you wouln't have vented your spleen against the French. Did you know that among the 242 UNIFIl soldiers who died during their mission of peace in Lebanon since 1978, 143 of them were French? I think that France paid a great tribute to the peacemaking process in that troubled region, didn't she? I am not surprised by the way you are talking about France in general for you belong to those WASP redneck bullshit for whom Afro-American, Jews, Catholics and Quebecers are totally crap. I don't like you at all and your rhetoric either!

i think that france didn't forget the 1983 year.if it will go on with such policy aiding israel & trying to make trouble inside Lebanese community ,then the 2006 year will not be better for it & for its soldiers

Olmert, Livni, Peretz et al are even more stupid and destructive than I had ever imagined. If "the Three Stooges' actually believe that Fwantz will be anything BUT AN OBSTACLE TO ISRAEL'S survival, than my suggestion is that the stooges should be: 1. imprisoned as traitors 2. locked up in an insane asylum 3. committed to a home for the severely retarded. It is really the height of idiocy to believe even for one moment that Fwantz will do anything to help Israel.

My God!! I am going to have to buy stock in the Surrender Flag company.

From colonialism, to genocide in WWII against the Jews, to its actions in Africa,to SE Asia, and on and on, the frogs have never brought anything but shame and destruction with them. They WILLFULLY turned over Jewish children during the Shoah to stoke hitler's (allah) ovens; they allow terrorist to call paris home - from arafat to khomeini to idi amin to duvalier, all have been given free reign over the heart of france. It is not "WASP bulshit" but a reality check admitting what the french are capable of. There are two consistencies in french history: their hatred of Jews and their willingness to surrender at the first hint of ill wind. The only thin I am sorry about is that I don't have the concession to supply the frogs wth surrender flags!

Hahaha, well lets look at the situation, Italy pledges what 2000 troops and offers to command the UNIFIL force a week or 2 later after France doubles its whopping number of 200 up to 400. 1 week after the Italian offer, France ACTUALLY steps up to bat with 2000 troops. Hmmm...... gotta love the French.

Je ne suis pas raciste tel que tu m'acuse. Ni suis je contre les gens qui sont francophone comme nous le disions ici au Quebec. Simplement dit, je n'ais aucune confience en France a ce que ca regarde leur intervention militaristique au Liban. Patrick #2... I am not a racist as you tend to accuse. Nor am I against francophones as we understand that to mean here in Quebec. Simply stated, I have absolutely no confidence in France as far as that is related to their military intervention in Lebanon. And I rest this fear on the exceptionally long history of France's military disasters around this world.

France tries to recover the lost land with the boat-hooks of the 200 soldiers. It does not want to renounce to the just egoistic prestige to command force the UN previewed from resolution 1701. We hope that you concern the UN have understood that only a country perhaps to us as Italy can command a true force of peace. Has, France, received acknowledgment of esteem for just the participation and auspice because commandos the contingent from all, repeats, all the parts? Italy wishes one true peace. Not a show of haughtiness.

The French would be so fun to make fun of if they were not such lying, arrogant hyprocrites! I'll believe it when I see it, and all we've seen on the news so far is the above!

I guess that nut case in Iran told the French to make an attempt to look like they care in this conflict and that they should send some more troops. But they won't be in the way too long. As soon as something happens to one of them; they will pull out their favorite color; a veritual multitude of White Flags, wave them to the crowd, and the media liers, and so called reporters, and then head on back to GAY Parree.

in france febuary 30th...if you know what i mean...

Because you wrote in French (a so delightful attention! merci monsieur), I will answer you dans la langue de Molière. Je voudrai savoir les désastres militaires auquels vous faites références cher ami? De plus il ne s'agit nullement d'une intervention militaire de la part de la France mais bel et bien d'une décision politique en parfaite adéquation avec ce que les diplomates français ont fait à l'ONU (M. de la Sablière entre autres puisqu'ils sont à l'origine de la résolution 1701 du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU voté à l'UNANIMITÉ dois-je le rappeler. Et qui puis est a reçu l'aval du gouvernement israelien, le dernier voyage de Mme Livni à Paris en faisant foi. Je trouve par ailleurs tout à fait déplacé les paroles de certains internautes sur ce site à l'endroit de M. Olmert, Peretz et Mme Livni. Je mets ma main à couper que ni Bibi Netanyahu ni le fils Begin aurait mieux fait à leur place. Sachez que je suis un fervent partisan d'Israel, que j'ai vécu en Israel pendant 4 années à Haifa et Naharrya (dans les années 1980) et elles ont été certainement parmi les plus belles de ma vie! So long my Canadian friend and again forgive me if I hurt you with my harsh words. Be sure that I did not want to ruffle your feathers. However, I don't really like reading absurdities and hauling someone over the coals whereas they would not do better at their place makes me get hot under the collar. I am sure you understand what I mean by that.

So France is sending 2,000 troops. Now all we need is those other 13,000 troops...to protect the French. Perhaps the French contingent could be deployed to central Beirut so that they can weep in anguish when Hezbollah comes rolling through in Iranian tanks flying Syrian flags, just like Paris in 1940. Then, when the Israelis, Americans, and British drive the Islamofascists back into the desert, the French can lead the parade and declare victory. Merveilleux!

Remember De gaulle in the late 60's visiting Canada and due to his hatred of anything Anglo Saxon, tried to foment rebellion in the province of Quebec, by uttering these words.....vive le quebec libre. I am not French so that excuses grammatical errors. However, my father served in the RCAF at a Canadian CF-104 starfighter base in France in support of NATO until the high-minded, illustrious but simpleton of a De Gaulle booted U.S. and the three RCAF bases out of France in 1964-67. He wanted the Anglo Saxons out so he could insitute his independent force frappe as it was called apart from NATO, feeling he could take on the USSR alone. French pride, but French stupidity. Inept and unreliable in WW1 they were, bungled the 100 yrs. war allowing England to control most of France in the 14th and 15th centuries until a mere farm girl being inundated by voices, likely a personality disorder, luckily saved them from les Anglais. This grand victory was a stroke of luck at best. What am I trying to say? That france is inept at anything they do and General James Wolfe could attest to that if he were alive today. Remember 1759.....the battle of Quebec for control of a continent. Keep the French out of the middle east!!! Wayne Hutchinson, Toronto.

they are trying to help you, because hezbollah is part of iran

those soldiers were not french they were 241 US MARINES OOH-RAH.

Guys i mean people i mean those who like france u r in huge problem . Nobody likes France nor french people. And specially as peace keepers lol . They can't save their own country how should they keep peace in Midle East lol. France and your people go away . First kick out all radical islamists from your country maybe then we will respect u more till now u r kind of prostitute yes France only this word would be perfect for u .

because of its policy towards Lebanese .since Hariri was killed, france is practising a very bad policy in Lebanon

UN seems to breach the Security Council Resolution No.1701 itself. The term of deployment of multinational forces will be expire very soon. UN will bear full responsibility for that. Should this situation come into being the Secretary-General should be brought to justice. Responsibility means responsibility. That´s all.

PeaceMAKERS to be needed not peaceKEEPERS only !!!

you will get along well with your hez-bull-ugh neighbors. Ah how you will spend your time comparing battlefield tactics and joint training exercises. Perhaps there will be another war and Israel will help the islamic/normal population ratio in France. #2 Holy boys oh boys you, you got that mouds zee tabanac de Creest attitude there you? Maybe there you should go close the light in your head there you see. Dat frenche dere I see make me talk like dat dere again me. Moudzee you loves doze frenchies dere you? Youze don't likes doze hamerikans dere dat keep you so safe dere wid no military bud-get hup there in dat code nord contry? youze come hover dere hand do zumthings you sted of comnting dere you hand rite dat stuff dere.

I know if i were a citzen of Israel. I could sleep and feel very secure. Knowing that the French soliders were guarding the border with Lebanon. Please wake up people of Israel this peace deal was a Great shame. I would not allow the French Soliders to guard my house. The French Prime MInister has done all he can to hurt the Nation of Israel. Israel you can only defend against hizbulla. And there supporters like Syria and Iran. Do not fall asleep and do not trust the French Troops. And this 15 000 united nations troops what a terrible joke. The United Nations Troops well be nothing but pawns.For hizbulla and to the syrians. I here this saying allot in Israel. I like this Phrase because it seems it is always true. (I Told You So) Israel is a Great Country. To me i am a Christian it is to me and my believes that the Holy land of the Jewish people belongs to Israel. Just like Americans need to do and Israel needs to do we must all do this. Return to are Faith and to God. He is the only one who can protect Israel and America.

"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me." --General George S. Patton

"They've taken their own precautions against al-Qa'ida. To prepare for an attack, each Frenchman is urged to keep duct tape, a white flag, and a three-day supply of mistresses in the house." --Argus Hamilton

Sending troops but please do not expose them to fire. Is charade derivred from Old French. Throw the President of France out of office for this fraud

Hey, I'm surprised by the French haters again. A couple days before, every one on this planet (especially Israelis and Americans) were saying: "Look at the French! They're not serious! They don't send any troops over there!". Now France committed 2000 troops (plus 1700 soldiers already there but not under the blue helmet). What Israelis and Americans say (in these forums)? "Look at these French! They're not serious! We don't want them to come over here! Go away, France!" Whatever the French do, they only get HATE from Israelis and most Americans. BTW, why the US won't send any troop in Lebanon. As far as I know, they co-wrote the 1701 resolution, didn't they?

Come on.. WHO is making "war" do you think and WHY ? France is taking risks and you know that . Hezbollah is guided and financed by Iran. Thoses terrorists use the wikness of the fragile libanese democratie, the right way to a civil war and big troubles in middle East. Don't forget, while you are critising France, a fool guy in Iran is nearly to push the button of the atomic bomb ! That is the MAIN POINT we have to fight against !