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<blockquote data-quote="Gene2memE" data-source="post: 77604474" data-attributes="member: 341130"><p>This is just the traditional French policy of 'strategic ambiguity'.</p><p></p><p>In terms of national defense, since the end of WW2 the French have maintained a policy where they are very reluctant to officially rule anything in or out. This way they're not tied down to specific action-reaction strategic chains and they keep potential opponents uncertain about their intentions.</p><p></p><p>To quote from The International Centre for Defence and Security (<a href="https://icds.ee/en/words-matter-but-deeds-matter-even-more-when-french-strategic-thought-inspires-and-then-falls-flat/" target="_blank">Words Matter, but Deeds Matter Even More: When French Strategic Thought Inspires and Then Falls Flat - ICDS</a>)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"<em>President Macron’s thoughts echo the long-standing tradition in French strategic culture to maintain deliberate ambiguity about the circumstances when France could resort to nuclear weapons. This ambiguity is designed to paralyse the adversary, who would struggle to play out all possible scenarios and chart a favourable course of action that avoids the risk of a devastating response from Paris. President Macron simply extended this sound logic, if not the nuclear means behind it, to the conventional war in Ukraine – and seems to have triggered alarm bells in Moscow, given that Putin felt it necessary to counter with his own nuclear saber rattling.</em>"</p><p></p><p>Also, Macron is not suggesting sending 'NATO' troops into Ukraine. He's just not going to commit to ruling it out (or in).</p><p></p><p>And yes, Putin is very wrong. Very, very wrong. Both on the history of Russia/Ukraine and on attitudes about human rights and Western values.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gene2memE, post: 77604474, member: 341130"] This is just the traditional French policy of 'strategic ambiguity'. In terms of national defense, since the end of WW2 the French have maintained a policy where they are very reluctant to officially rule anything in or out. This way they're not tied down to specific action-reaction strategic chains and they keep potential opponents uncertain about their intentions. To quote from The International Centre for Defence and Security ([URL="https://icds.ee/en/words-matter-but-deeds-matter-even-more-when-french-strategic-thought-inspires-and-then-falls-flat/"]Words Matter, but Deeds Matter Even More: When French Strategic Thought Inspires and Then Falls Flat - ICDS[/URL]) [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]"[I]President Macron’s thoughts echo the long-standing tradition in French strategic culture to maintain deliberate ambiguity about the circumstances when France could resort to nuclear weapons. This ambiguity is designed to paralyse the adversary, who would struggle to play out all possible scenarios and chart a favourable course of action that avoids the risk of a devastating response from Paris. President Macron simply extended this sound logic, if not the nuclear means behind it, to the conventional war in Ukraine – and seems to have triggered alarm bells in Moscow, given that Putin felt it necessary to counter with his own nuclear saber rattling.[/I]"[/INDENT] Also, Macron is not suggesting sending 'NATO' troops into Ukraine. He's just not going to commit to ruling it out (or in). And yes, Putin is very wrong. Very, very wrong. Both on the history of Russia/Ukraine and on attitudes about human rights and Western values. [/QUOTE]
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