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^Britain doesn't seem to share France's general policy of militarily intervening in the former colonial empire in Africa. They prefer to work through the Commonwealth, if at all. Not that I think they expect to achieve anything with that -- witness the case of Zimbabwe and how easily the likes of Mugabe ignore and even withdraw from the Commonwealth.
The French people here on this forum should be able to tell us better what's up with this particular brand of French policy. Gaullist legacy? Something for the Foreign Legion to do? Even the Socialist Hollande doesn't seem to be particularly interested in changing the status quo...
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