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France has authorised United States forces to use French military bases during the conflict involving Iran, according to a report by BFMTV.

The broadcaster said the decision would allow US armed forces access to facilities on French territory as the war continues to expand across the region.

Officials at the French Ministry of Armed Forces did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the report.

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[–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 1 month ago

Vassals doing vassal things

[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Didn't Macron just praise Spain for denying them the same thing?

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Maybe even hipocracy.

[–] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That was before the pictures of his children at school were sent to him.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Nah, all they had to do was say "bark"

[–] Hestia@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How many countries have to be involved for it to be considered a world war?

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 month ago

There has to be white people on both sides.

[–] huf@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

you have to have at least two major powers in it on opposite sides, i think. and it cant be a proxy war, even a half-proxy war like ukraine.

but we're getting there.

edit: alternatively, when whitey says so.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] huf@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

europe is fully vassalized to the US and not a separate power bloc. their only tentative bid for some independence has just been thoroughly demolished in the last few years. this war is making things even worse for them.

and europe is only fighting this war through the ukrainian proxy, not directly anyway.

[–] lmdnw@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Looks like the French got their knee pads on to service Trump and Netanyahu.

[–] tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago

The French ruling class has plenty of interest in this on their own, western governments are kind of like the guys with the brushes in curling, and transnational corporations are the stone

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

Looks like French fries are back on the menu, boys!

[–] rolandtb303@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

hope they're ready for missiles to come down on them

[–] tesseract@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

I don't think those missiles fly that far. Nevertheless, this is an absurd move after learning first hand what the Trump-Epstein regime is like.

[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

Death to France.

[–] greyscale@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 month ago