NTHER91 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 * Sometimes the rest of the world needs a quick upside the head whack verbally when they get obnoxious about America.* No we are not perfect,*but as these people made the point we ain't so bad either.* We need to remember it, and not be ashamed for what we have as a result of our freedom and hard work. * * At a time when our president and other politicians tend to*apologize*for our country's prior actions, here's a refresher on how some of our former patriots handled negative comments about our country. * * * * *JFK'S* Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in*France*in the early 60's when* DeGaule decided to pull out of NATO. *DeGaule said he wanted all*US* military out of*France*as soon as possible. * *Rusk responded, "Does that include those who are buried here?" * *DeGaule* did not respond. * You* could have heard a pin drop. * * * * * *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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *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* intend 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *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* Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't* have to speak German."* You* could have heard a pin drop. * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *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 their 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 I could have heard a * drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cranium Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Thanks Eric. Smiles here at work for this post. The guys loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboNova Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Good stuff. agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 My dad is a Vietnam vet as well, but I think any of us can appreciate these kind of chain letters. I know I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Gump 9 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Thank for the post. I really appreciate this especially with Memorial day coming up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Yeah Im pretty worn out on out new "PC" version of Foreign and Domestic Policy. Seems the only people with some testicular fortitude is the state of Arizona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmrmnhrm Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 My dad is a Vietnam vet as well, but I think any of us can appreciate these kind of chain letters. I know I do. Hats off to your dad and the guys who went there with him. They still don't get the respect they're due. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Hats off to your dad and the guys who went there with him. They still don't get the respect they're due. This. My granpa is a Veitnam Vet. E9 EOD with the USAF. God bless ALL of our troops. Every branch, every generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhett Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 +Rep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Drewhop Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Great read. I cant +rep you again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippy1974 Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Love it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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