France - Lebanon

France promised an army
To keep the peace in Lebanon,
But France - as usual,
Has so far sent none,
But embarrassed by their lie,
France now promised
Two hundred men to supply,
A rather useless token
To escape promises broken.
They do their bit again,
Same as they fought the Nazis
With their Marshal Petain.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2006 Alfred Charasz