“His comments, taken out of context for political purposes, are the military language of a leader who knows every day that young soldiers risk their lives for the nation.”the minister said on X, denouncing the reactions of several opposition political leaders who criticized the senior officer for making a speech “to wage war”.
On Tuesday, before the Congress of Mayors of France, General Mandon considered it necessary for the country to restore its situation “power of the soul to accept that we hurt ourselves to protect what we are” and be ready “accept that you lose your children”.
“No to war speeches”
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of La France insoumise, immediately expressed his position “complete disagreement”. “It is not up to him to invite the mayors or anyone else for war preparations that no one has decided on”he criticized X.
“It’s NO! 51,000 war memorials in our communities, isn’t that enough? Yes to national defense, but no to unbearable war speeches!”for his part, French Communist Party boss Fabien Roussel thundered.
For the Minister of Defense, yes “It is important that mayors become aware of the current context”. “Our responsibility is clear: avoid any confrontation, but prepare for it, and consolidate the spirit of defense, this collective moral force without which no country could survive the test”she remembered.
Like several European officials, especially German and Danish, General Mandon had estimated before the delegates in October that the French army would have to hold out. “ready for a shock in three, four years” against Russia, that “May be tempted to continue the war on our continent”.
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