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From 1892 - 1960, Mali was a French colony. France's former colonial empire included Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Middle Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Chad, Gabon, and other parts of Africa.
Neocolonialism remains policy. Expect Hollande to involve France in other imperial adventures. He's Washington's junior partner. He's doing Obama's bidding. At the same time, he's furthering French interests. Sarkozy did the same thing in Libya.
On December 20, the Security Council unanimously approved intervention. Why Russia and China concurred, they'll have to explain.
In mid-January, French aircraft and ground troops attacked. Candidate Hollande promised kinder, gentler policies. He suggested foreign interventions would end.
He lied. Other priorities take precedence. He declared open-ended war on Mali. He said conflict will last "as long as necessary."
Earlier he suggested French involvement for only "several weeks." Britain said the same thing when troops arrived in Northern Ireland. They stayed for decades.
Israel claimed its 1982 Lebanon invasion would be short-lived. It controlled the country's south until 2000. Palestine's been occupied for decades.
America arrives to stay. Permanent Afghanistan and Iraq occupations are planned. Rhetoric belies policy.
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