What's With The French

[NaziNuts (imported)]

Das funny sctuff der dev, danka danka danka.

Oom pah pah, Ooo La La.

Mein Schwartzenshtuger dis happy now.

- NN

PS Vats vith dis rodent in da dark helment, vat side he on?

[moi621 (imported)]

Jacque, this is not a recent phenomena. It is part of America's long attitude toward, "The French".

Bobover3 usually quite comprehensive fails to remember the British supported the C.S.A. over cotton profits and sale of manufactured goods, inhibited by Yankee motivated trade tariffs. It was in the capitalistic interest of the British nation to support the C.S.A.. American industry up north was the competitor.

The French on the other hand may as well support the Union as long as the British were supporting the C.S.A. but not to extend such support so far as to stay out of Mexico. How about that occupation of Mexico, eh Bob3. And those unpaid World War 1 loans. Long history. Nothing recent.

Jacque, I hope the DDC remains an area we may explore our darkest most un-P.C. thoughts for their origins and possible resolution and share their commonality.

Not to offend but to acknowledge, our dark side in the Deep Dark Cellar.

Repectfully

Moi

I sincerely believe the problems of Haiti are unique and related to it having been a French colony and not a British, Portuguese, Dutch or Spanish colony as other nations in the Haiti neighborhood. That is sincere.

[Mac (imported)]

Moi,

I am having a hard time understanding your post as I am not familiar to the agency initials which you referenced.

[kristoff]

Moi,

I am having a hard time understanding your post as I am not familiar to the agency initials which you referenced.

CSA = Confederate States of America, ca. 1860--1865

[moi621 (imported)]

Moi,

I am having a hard time understanding your post as I am not familiar to the agency initials which you referenced.

C.S.A. = Confederate States of America

May their efforts for the rights of states among the union not be forgotten.

Moi

Did you know "the revolver, was invented as a side arm for officers of the Navy of the C.S.A. ?

Ooops, on topic for thread -

Jean Lafitte, American hero, French pirate of the Battle of New Orleans, was Jewish, not hardly French. ref. "Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean", Edward Kritzler.

Moi

Next memorable French person for America?

[gareth19 (imported)]

The first serious defeat of German forces in WWII occurred May 28 1940 in Narvik Norway. They were driven out of the city by the forces of the French Foreign Legion the 13th Demi-Brigade de la Legion Etrangere.

M

But you realize that they are, of course, the Foreign Legion and therefore, by law, its members are not French nationals.

[gareth19 (imported)]

CSA = Confederate States of America, ca. 1860--1865

For non-Americans, a former terrorist organization, dedicated to the violent overthrow of the American Constitution and the killing of American soldiers and the model of later hate groups like the KKK.

[Misha999 (imported)]

The Legion was/is open to French citizens and as of 2007 24% of Legionnaires were French citizens. The fact that they were/are not French nationals is irrelevant. Our own military inducts naturalized citizens into its ranks. Who here can say they serve less honorably than a natural born citizen?

My original point (lost it seems) was in response to post #12

What is the most popular word in French international diplomacy? Surrender.

That remark implies the French were/are cowards. Any cursory review of WWI or WWII will show the opposite. BTW the US did not enter WWI to save France. The history is there all one need do is read it.

After the armistice Churchill writes,

When again would peaceful, careless, anti-militarist Britain tramp the plains of Artois and Picardy with armies of two or three million men?

When again would the ocean bear two millions of the splendid manhood of America to Champange and the Argonne?

Worn down, doubly decimated, but undisputed masters of the hour, the French nation peered

into the future with thankful wonder and haunting dread.

M

But you realize that they are, of course, the Foreign Legion an

d therefore, by law, its members are not French nationals.