https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/19/france-leader-of-the-free-world/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 16:28:00 -0400<![CDATA[But the Sarkozy playbook offered Hollande some invigorating options. With his dramatic interventions in the Ivory Coast and Libya, “Sarko” had demonstrated that, for all the political misery in Europe and the gloomy talk of decline so popular in Paris, France remains a vital political, military, and moral power—if it chooses to be. Mali offered Hollande the chance to show that he was more than marking time in the Élysée. That he too was capable of projecting French power overseas. &#8230;]]>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:30:38 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/19/france-leader-of-the-free-world-n100259