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January 28, 2013

France's Military Nearly Unmatched in Europe

Paul Ames, Global Post

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French military prowess isn't always fully appreciated in the United States.

But there are few troops anywhere in the world better prepared for their task than the marines, foreign legionaries, and other elite French units rolling north to confront the Jihadist militants controlling much of Mali.

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TAGGED: France, French military, Africa, Mali, Europe

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