I dont normally post things that are always flying around in e-mail circles but I got two today of which I will post both here. I am sure these have been posted before but with all the damn rhetoric going on I am tired of it all and ready for us to say screw it and start knocking the sh*** out of countries. Including some of our useless, cowardly allies. So here is the first one.

Dear Dad,
A funny thing happened to me yesterday at Camp Bondsteel(Bosnia):A French army officer walked up to me in the PX, and
told me he thought we (Americans) were a bunch of cowboys and were going to provoke a war in Iraq. He said if such a thing happens, we wouldn't be able to count on the support of France.
I told him that it didn't surprise me. Since we had come to France's
rescue in World War I, World War II, Vietnam, and the Cold War, their ingratitude and jealousy was due to surface at some
point in the near future anyway. I also told him that is why France is a third-rate military power with a socialist economy and a bunch of ******* for soldiers. I additionally told him that America, being a nation of deeds and action, not words,would do whatever it had to do, and France's support was only for show
anyway. Just like in ALL NATO exercises, the US would shoulder 85% of the burden, as evidenced by the fact that this French
officer was shopping in the American PX, and not the other way around. He began to get belligerent at that point, and I told him if he would like to, I would meet him outside in front of the Burger King and whip his *** in front of the entire Multi-National Brigade East, thus demonstrating that even the smallest American had more fight in him than the average Frenchman. He called me a barbarian cowboy and walked away in a
huff. With friends like these, who needs enemies? Tell Mom
I love her,Your loving daughter,
Mary Beth Johnson LtCol, USMC OOOOHHHHAAA!

 

Great letter!!!

Probably the proudest day of my life was when I saw my son graduate at the USMC camp in San Diego. I know exactly where your daughter is coming from. My son would have done the same thing. Screw the French, we don't need em.

 

I don't normally post about things that are flying around in e-mail either but, that one reminded me of the bicycle riding I do around here. The battlefield ride is a pretty good workout and my halfway point is a small cemetary from the war. It has a little brick wall around it and contains a large single cross and a marker honoring the 40 French buried there and some info about how much of a help Layfette was to Washington in defeating Cornwallis at Yorktown.

But for them, little ol' Mary Beth may today be saluting the Queen of England and wearing a Red Coat.

 

Raoul...

If I may...We should all be forever grateful for those brave Frenchmen that were at our side over 200 years ago, however, too many of the ones alive today seem to be a bunch of weenies!

 

What is France going to do to America? Take away the french fry? Good luck...

Some 200 years ago they may have had some *****, but in the past 50 - 100 years chicken sh*t wussies. When they get into serious trouble again one day you know who they will call, America.

I believe during WWII they didn't think there was enough proof, well not until the Germans came marching across carrying the German flag then I "think" that was enough to convince them "yep, they mean us some harm" LMAO.

 

The United States of America is the World's standard bearer of Truth, Justice, Freedom, Honor and Courage.

Our national symbol of these traits is our majestic Statue of Liberty.

jeez, where'd that damn thing come from anyways, I fergit?

(Just jerking you guys chain to keep you honest, please don't deport me.)

 

We can't deport you, you have to much inside information...

 

That, and he pulled out the largest intellectual fraud ever pulled out of the magic hat of uncle sam land.

 

Yeah, I get sick of the freakin' "Frogs," too. We've bailed their sorry asses out so many times that you kinda figure they're going to need our help again because they're too snobbish or unwilling to stand up for themselves or their so-called "allies." Used to be, that word meant something, but seldom to the French.

If you have ever read, "Band of Brothers," there is a section devoted to the GI's opinions of the assorted European nationalities, and universally, the French came in for the most scorn. The GIs thought they were lazy, snobbish and didn't want to clean uup the mess the allies made liberating them. (Ironically, the people the Americans thought were most like the folks at home were the Germans!).

So, once again, the French are doing what they do best: retreating!

 

I pull out so many I know not to which one you refer.

Was it the French dead cemetary from our Revolution?
Or was it the statue France gave us on the 100 anniversary of our independence?

I will wait for the answer from Okahoma, the land under your feet that was a portion of the Louisana Purchase, (from France)

 

It was a nice gift . However , it cost $3 million back then to transport and erect here. That's alot of money to spend on a gift given to you . Maybe I can convince my wife that Canada gave me an L and the payments are just for transport and installation charges because I could not turn down a gift of that magnitude.

 

3 million?
My sources show France raising about $250,000 to build and the US raising about $282,000 for the pedestal, trans, and rebuild.

Irregardless whether it was 3 million or $532,000 of which France raised half, whether something is a bargain or not comes down to how much it cost compared to what it's worth.

What is the Statue of Liberty worth today? (Priceless)

 

My sources are the Hitler err...History channel. You are correct on it's value ...PRICELESS.

It would still be a good argument to get an L.

 

Hey, I don't know what I'm doing in this thread.
I don't even know any French.

I know some Italians.
I wouldn't defend them though.
I saw on the History Channel that the Italian fighter planes were equipped with swivel seats, in case Italy changed sides in the middle of a mission.

 

I think the issue is not the contibutions of French people and their culture to the fabric of our nation. I appreciate the efforts made by their nation which help build (Military aid in Revolution, Louisiana Purchase) and preserve(military aid in the Civil war-Pro Union Army, the Brits were helping the South BTW) our nation. I enjoy the food, wine, art, and language (which I speak); and have enjoyed visiting their country a number of times.

What is causing all the fuss is that they can be counted on to fold faster than Superman on laundry day in the face of a military threat and still have the stones to act as if their opinion matters. Either lead, follow or get the hell out of the way.