In article , "John Emmons" wrote:
Every time I see one of these, I try to remember which country it was who
came to the aid of the colonies in their efforts to rid themselves of
British rule.

That aid was based on their desire to damage the British, not on any
particular desire to help us. In any event, we paid them back in WW1.

Ironic isn't it, we fought the Germans twice and the Japanese, accused them
of horrendous war crimes, now the U.S. is one of if not the largest trading
partner with both of those countries. During World War 2 we allied
ourselves with the French people,

More accurate to say that we opposed the countries that made war on them...

who unlike any American, then or now, knew
firsthand the effects of being occupied by a foreign power.

And whose fault is that, anyway?
Q: Why are the streets of Paris lined with trees?
A: So the German army can march in the shade.

Apparently those
war criminals we fought so bravely against are ok so long as they're
manufacturing something we want to buy.

Ummmm.... the people we're doing business with are not the same ones we fought
against. The war ended sixty years ago, you know.

I wonder if the reticence of the French to back Mr. Bush's folly in Iraq had
anything to do with their experiences in WW2? Or perhaps they remember
better than we do the tremendous waste of lives in that little conflict in
Indochina.

Might've had more to do with the billions of dollars of business they were
doing under the table with Saddam in the so-called "Oil for Food" program.

I wonder what explains France's refusal to allow American aircraft based in
England to fly over French territory on their way to kick Moammar Qaddafi's
butt twenty years ago. Could it be that they just don't like the U.S.?

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)

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