Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk,
Check out this Orwellian statement by French President Emmanuel Macron.
France to Deploy Forces to Saudi Arabia Red
The Wall Street Journal reports France to Deploy Forces to Protect Saudi Red Sea Oil Port
"We are going to send military assets, that is, soldiers, radar systems, and defense systems to protect this site," Macron said in a TV interview on Thursday. However, he stressed that France was "not getting involved in any conflict," adding that the decision had been finalized with Saudi authorities.
We need to pause her for a second and reflect on how and why sending soldiers to Saudi is "not getting involved in any conflict."
In the absence of sending troops one might have a poor claim. But this is insane.
What happens if someone is killed while not getting involved?
Asked whether France could deploy Rafale jet fighters to help protect the site, Macron said it would depend on how the situation evolves, adding that some planes were already in the region.
Stretching 750 miles across Saudi Arabia from the kingdom's oil-producing heartland on the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, the East-West pipeline has become a vital wartime artery, allowing Saudi crude to reach global markets without passing through the Strait of Hormuz. I
