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The Times - France: Aux Armes
Sarkozy outlines his new strategic vision

Cutting the strength of the French Army by 24 per cent seems, on first sight, an odd way of modernising France’s armed forces when Afghanistan and the demands of peacekeeping are straining the military capabilities of most Nato members. But President Sarkozy’s ambitious proposals (see page 38), outlined to 3,000 officers yesterday in the first major review of military strategy in 14 years, are as sensible as they are far-reaching.

The military aim is to make the French Army leaner, supplied with better intelligence and modern weaponry and more focused on today’s terrorist threats rather than the Cold War danger of conflict in Europe.

Uh huh. Fine, whatever.

Poor Rummy.