Ohhhh there’s a shocker, history repeats…. Duh, this is soooo typically French, they were the primary country begging every other NATO country to enter war with them, and here they are once again ready to cut out before the check arrives..…  (Sun) — The French yesterday sensationally insisted military action in Libya must end.  It came as President Nicolas Sarkozy made a surprise visit to French troops in Afghanistan – to announce 1,000 will be pulled out by the end of 2012.   France said the Nato bombing campaign in Libya could not oust Colonel Gaddafi and diplomacy was the only solution – even if it meant the tyrant retaining limited power.
Defence Minister Gerard Longuet said: “We must now sit around a table. We’ve shown there is no solution through force.”  (article)