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France shows its hawkish side in Libya, Ivory Coast

President Nicolas Sarkozy has seized the moment in Libya, Ivory Coast.

French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet reviews troops on arrival to the BA 133 air base in Nancy-Ochey, eastern France, on March 25, 2011. Mirages 2000-D from BA 133 base made the first air strikes in Libya.

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