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A woman waves to French soldiers in a convoy of military vehicles heading toward the recently liberated town of Diabaly, Mali, Jan. 24, 2013. Eric Gaillard/Reuters
Crew members aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier work around a Rafale fighter jet under the flight deck March 21, 2011. Rafael Martinez/ECPAD/Marine Nationale/Reuters
A French Army captain (r.) supervises Afghan National Army officers during a shooting training session at the Kabul Military Training Center in Afghanistan April 13, 2009. Jacky Naegelen/Reuters
French Foreign Legion soldiers of the 2nd corps of engineers take a break in the sea in Damour, Lebanon, Aug. 30, 2006. The soldiers are on a humanitarian mission to rebuild bridges damaged by Israeli bombing. Eric Gaillard/Reuters
Passing in front of some Chadian farmers, French soldiers of the 16th Hunter's Battalion patrol between the refugee camps in eastern Chad and the Sudan border Aug, 4, 2004. Radu Sigheti/Reuters
A French legionaire checks the belongings of Rwandan refugees as they cross the border bridge between Cyangugu, Rwanda, and Bukavu, Zaire, Aug. 20, 1994. Corinne Dufka/Reuters
An elderly woman prays in the front pew of Sarajevo's main Catholic cathedral beside two French UN officers during Christmas mass services in Bosnia Dec. 24, 1993. Chris Helgren/Reuters
French UN peacekeeping soldiers pack their belongings at the military airbase in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Nov. 13, 1993, in preparation for their departure the following day. Reuters
A French paratrooper is surrounded by Somali children as he sits in a jeep and hands out packaged food December 16, 1992. Yiannis Behrakis/Reuters
French soldiers relax at their advanced outpost in the Algerian province of Constantine on the Tunisian border Feb. 8, 1958. AP
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
In Pictures: Keffiyeh is rebel chic
Enough with the facile Vietnam and Afghanistan analogies.
Some frankly silly thoughts and ideas have been punctured in the past few days about France's invasion of Mali. Most importantly, that the French military effort to roll back the advance of salafy jihadis who had captured much of the north of the country, bringing a reign of amputations and torture to locals for what they deemed violations of Islamic law, would turn into a repeat of Dien Bien Phu, where French forces were defeated by a 45,000 man Viet Minh army backed by both China and the Soviet Union.
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