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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/europe/p/1841865/french-president-expresses-european-solidarity-with-spain-after-us-threats-over-madrids

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday voiced solidarity with Spain following recent threats by US President Donald Trump over Madrid's stance on Iran. > > Macron has just spoken with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez “to express France’s European solidarity in response to the recent threats of economic coercion that Spain was targeted with yesterday," the French Presidency told broadcaster BFMTV. > > European Council President Antonio Costa also expressed the EU's solidarity with Madrid and noted that the bloc "will always ensure that the interests of its Member States are fully protected."

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[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 48 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

How about he shows Europe's solidarity by not joining an illegal, brutal, vicious war waged by two blood thirsty criminals?

[–] Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Macron wants to look tough for votes.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

He's not (openly) racist enough for the FN tards to like him but maybe if he's bloodthirsty/"manly" enough he might just get those votes, lol.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Macron can't run for the next presidential election.

Thanks for correcting my ignorance.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 19 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

The carrier is there strictly in a defensive posture. no? I'm not aware of France being involved in any attacks on Iran.

[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Macron explicitly said that France was involved because of defense treaties with petromonarchies. That means that French weapons and soldiers will be involved in disabling Iranian war capability, i.e. bombing them.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Are you suggesting they simply ignore the defence treaties they signed with allies? Who do you think they are, Russia?

[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

What business do the French have in the Middle Esast that their head of state signs defense treaties with petromonarchies? What's in there for French people? What's in there for French values?

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 2 points 59 minutes ago

I think mostly selling Rafales, but I'm not French so I can't speak to their motivations when choosing who to vote for.

[–] i078@europe.pub 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Bombing them and taking out offensive weapons is not the same thing. 

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

It is, when Iran is using these weapons to push American allies in the region to try and convince the Burgers to stop murdering them, and to take out military installations that help the Burgers kill.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 1 points 16 minutes ago

If so, that's an idiotic strategy. It would be like Palestinians suicide-bombing EU countries to make them stop Israel's war.

[–] JayTreeman@fedia.io 3 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Iran has been hitting military targets and other infrastructure that's supporting military targets. What exactly would they be defending? France is out of range.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Are embassies military targets or other infrastructure supporting military targets? How about gas terminals?

Are hospitals supporting military targets because they heal soldiers? Are schools military targets because kids can become soldiers?

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

Gas terminals can be. The others, no.

Embassies are often safehouses for intelligence and espionage, but that doesn't justify bombing them.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 hours ago

What exactly would they be defending? France is out of range.

I see the geopolitics understanders have logged on...

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 hours ago

Nice! Merci!