![]() ![]() How do we get out of here Then all of the sudden I heard the sound of a woman toward the back starting to cry. The German replied that, so far as he could see, the reason that it was being held in English was as a mark of respect to the other attendees, since their troops had shed so much blood so that the Frenchman wouldn’t be speaking German. I’m crazy and now they’re all sitting there like, She’s a nut. At morning tea the Frenchman complained that the conference should be conducted in French since it was being held in Paris. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Germany and France. We have eleven such ships how many does France have?” You could have heard a pin drop.Ī U.S. What does he intend to do, bomb them?”Ī 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. 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. There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. 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. 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. 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. you could have heard a pin drop you could have knocked me down with a feather you could have knocked me over with a feather you could have knocked me, etc. Rusk’s response: “Does that include those who are buried here?” De Gaulle did not respond. De Gaulle said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible. These are quite good JFK’S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60’s when De Gaulle decided to pull out of NATO. “FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Once upon a time our politicians did not 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 great country. ![]()
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