BU Now » U.S.-French relations http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Obama asks Sarkozy for Afghan help http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/03/30/obama-asks-sarkozy-for-afghan-help/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/03/30/obama-asks-sarkozy-for-afghan-help/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:34:04 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=4939 Sarkozy & ObamaOn his visit to the U.S., French President Sarkozy has made it clear that France is “an invaluable partner and ally of the United States.”  Does that mean he’ll send more French combat troops to Afghanistan, as President Obama is requesting at their White House meeting?  International Relations Professor William Keylor says opinion polls in France, England, Germany and other allied countries show dwindling support for the NATO mission in Afghanistan.

“The mood seems to be, after all of these years, what is the mission, and how do we know when it has been accomplished?”

Contact William Keylor, 617-358-0197, wrkeylor@bu.edu

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