France bid – The Middle Eastern return and revenge… France is becoming increasingly involved in the Middle East, as the United States appears to vacate the region and China and Russia vie for influence, Council on Foreign Relations fellow Steven A. Cook recently wrote for Foreign Policy magazine. The French president is making a bid to shape the region—but does his reach exceed his grasp? Officially, these movements were ordered to support relief in Lebanon after the devastating port explosion in Beirut on Aug. 4. That does not explain the French troops and aircraft that arrived on the Greek island…
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