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They kind of got embarrassed by the Turkish navy, as they got 'checked', while trying to blockade the Turkish aid to one of the Lybian factions. The Lybian civ
by ardit33 6y ago
They kind of got embarrassed by the Turkish navy, as they got 'checked', while trying to blockade the Turkish aid to one of the Lybian factions. The Lybian civil war is a war were there are no good vs bad guys, just different factions. The French backed one is losing.
France realized their navy is not up to par. It is like a lap dog that is all bark, but doesn't have any power to bite:
After Turkish incident, France suspends role in NATO naval mission
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security-france-nato/after-turkish-incident-france-suspends-role-in-nato-naval-mission-idUSKBN2425IY https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security-france-nat...
France blasts ‘extremely aggressive’ Turkish intervention against NATO mission targeting Libyan arms
https://www.france24.com/en/20200617-france-blasts-extremely-aggressive-turkish-intervention-against-nato-mission-targeting-libyan-arms https://www.france24.com/en/20200617-france-blasts-extremely...
Turkey beats the french in Libya’s war // The U.N. dithers and Russia withers while Erdoğan flexes his Islamic muscle
https://www.amimagazine.org/2020/07/15/turkey-beats-the-french-in-libyas-war/ https://www.amimagazine.org/2020/07/15/turkey-beats-the-fren...
- sveme 6y agoThis decision has been years in the making, seriously doubt that a single incident is more than a small building block for making that decision.
- csomar 6y agoErdogan interference in North Africa began shortly after the Arab spring. That's almost 10 years ago.
- gregoriol 6y agoThis is a short-term analysis, but the project is a long-term: it will not be ready during Macron's presidency anyway.