Word: mande
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...forces since 1966. Still, NATO planners have always assumed that the French would close ranks if war came. Indeed, Premier Pierre Mauroy pledges: "France intends to remain faithful to its allies, with the U.S. in the front row." Hernu argues that, ironically, France's withdrawal from the com mand structure of NATO, a move that gravely strained ties with the U.S., now makes France a stronger ally. "If France were fully inside NATO, Frenchmen might go to sleep, saying to themselves, 'Oh, well, the Americans are there with their nuclear umbrella. There is no point in our making...