Apparantly the Americanshate the French too...
I'm not entirely sure why
(I'm not entirely sure why
kitty meow meow,
Wed 7 May 2003, 1:46,
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They gave you......that nice statue of liberty and your traffic system too.
There's gratitude for you.
(There's gratitude for you.
Mystery_Bob,
Wed 7 May 2003, 1:48,
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Not to mention......victory in the War of Independence
(
matsimpsk,
Wed 7 May 2003, 1:53,
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Oh yeah......financed by the French - wasn't it?
knowledge of this a bit sketchy... open to correction
(knowledge of this a bit sketchy... open to correction
Mystery_Bob,
Wed 7 May 2003, 1:55,
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I thinkit was...
They were also the reason for the Vietnam non-war, in a sort of oblique way...
(They were also the reason for the Vietnam non-war, in a sort of oblique way...
kitty meow meow,
Wed 7 May 2003, 1:57,
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the french contribution to the war of independance:"we surrender, just dont kill us."
( PMGT -Bacon.,
Wed 7 May 2003, 2:03,
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ahem...FACT - more French died in WWII than Americans.
FACT - before WWII, public opinion in Britain was overwhelmingly against war and for appeasing Hitler.
(FACT - before WWII, public opinion in Britain was overwhelmingly against war and for appeasing Hitler.
Mystery_Bob,
Wed 7 May 2003, 2:06,
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Cos theyre really crap.and probably cos they pulled out of the war.
( PMGT -Bacon.,
Wed 7 May 2003, 1:48,
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ha! good pointthey pulled out of every major war to date...
the last one. The Iraq thingy.
(the last one. The Iraq thingy.
PMGT -Bacon.,
Wed 7 May 2003, 1:51,
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Well......they didn't pull out, they just opposed it from the start.
I can't say that I think they did it for the right reasons, but I was opposed to the war from the start also.
(I can't say that I think they did it for the right reasons, but I was opposed to the war from the start also.
Mystery_Bob,
Wed 7 May 2003, 1:52,
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