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France is one of the leading industrial and military members of NATO. In 1966, during a time of strained relations with the U.S. and Britain, the French government opted out of the NATO military command structure. In April 2009, then-President Nicolas Sarkozy returned France to the NATO command structure. This followed a period of strain between France and the U.S. when Paris disagreed with Washington's Iraq policies and refused to send military personnel to take part in...
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