{"id":297612,"date":"2025-11-20T21:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/army-chiefs-warning-triggers-french-outcry\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T21:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:04:55","slug":"army-chiefs-warning-triggers-french-outcry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/army-chiefs-warning-triggers-french-outcry\/","title":{"rendered":"Army chief&#8217;s warning triggers French outcry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EdENtQF6E2A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Army chief's warning triggers French outcry\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EdENtQF6E2A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>France\u2019s most senior military general has triggered a political storm after warning that the country must be ready to \u201close its children\u201d against the threat from Russia, arguing that France has the strength to deter Moscow but lacks the spirit to endure sacrifice. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The remarks, made by General Fabien Mandon during a speech to local mayors, drew sharp criticism from politicians across the spectrum in France with figures including Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon and Fabien Roussel condemning the language as alarming, inappropriate and \u201cunbearable warmongering rhetoric.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France\u2019s most senior military general has triggered a political storm after warning that the country must be ready to \u201close its children\u201d against the threat from Russia, arguing that France has the strength to deter Moscow but lacks the spirit to endure sacrifice. 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