When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building' by George Bush.
He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders . The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
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There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from! their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?'
You could have heard a pin drop.
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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many
languages, Americans learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking
French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
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AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry-on. 'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.' The American said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it. 'Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France !'
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
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9 comments:
I'm a pacifist but I especially like Colin Powell's remark. I disagree with killing of any kind (abortion, death penalty, or war) but those men and women don't ask to be sent. Many join to get $ for college and sadly, some pay the highest price. The least other countries can do is respect their sacrifice.
all I have to say is...ZING! USA pride folks!
God Bless our Troops.
As for Colin Powell, he just sold them out!
I see the signs in the yards--"War is not the answer" Radical Islam is a force that is determined to destroy anyone that does not worship in the same way they do, and will rape,maim,torture and kill any living thing that gets in the way. Please tell me what IS the answer to Radical Islamists? Do we just lie down and be destroyed? A deliberate and insidious campaign is already underway here and in Europe to promote Anti-Semitism, demonstrations that are violent and destructive are occuring daily here in NYC, Florida--Christians will be next. Please you Code Pink-o's WHAT IS THE ANSWER???
Amen to Colin Powell's remark.
12:23 The answer is to get people like you to shut up.
Maybe if there were fewer of people like you, there would be fewer of them.
Think about it.
p.s. to 8:28 Colin Powell never sold the troops out. That would be Bush who sold them out (to line the pockets of a few wealthy friends)...
11:21 Typical liberal mentality. Freedom of speech only applies to those who agree with you, right? Countries with huge population bulges of youth are the countries that tend to be aggressive and violent. Just a fact. Radical islam is the number one threat to this country, as well as the UK and Europe. Any country with negative population growth is facing stealth jihadist influx. Instead of telling people to shut up why don't YOU get informed. Notice you didn't have any ideas about how to stop war either.
Hey 11:21 your messiah is sending over 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, he is NOT bringing them home just relocating them. WHy? So he can claim the "victory" in Afghanistan! Doesn't matter that it is already stabilised . guess he wants to ensure the poppies keep safe for his drug buddies back in Chicago The real problem is Pakistan but The One will soon find that out.
Hey 8:25,
Sure you have freedom of speech. And I have the freedom to point out that your stupid speech is part of the problem, and NOT part of the solution.
And negative population growth does NOT make a country weak. And countries with huge populations bulges are NOT aggressive and violent. China and India lead the way in population bulges. I'm not sure where you get your "facts" from, but you've got some strange ideas...
...and to 8:29, Wasn't it Obama who said he'd be willing to attack Pakistan if necessary? Your buddy McCain was the one who was willing to kiss the a** of Musharraf.
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