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Posted: Nov 17 2008 04:13 AM |
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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Then 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, Kiwi's
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...
A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France on a tour. 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 '44 to
help liberate this country, I couldn't find any Frenchmen to show it
to.'
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Re: When
Posted: Nov 17 2008 09:00 AM |
Good Monday to you Linda,
I truly appreciate your post here and exposing to many why America and her allies should be respected for what they do around the world to help others overcome disaster around the world.
Very telling and inspiring.
Thank you,
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Re: When
Posted: Nov 17 2008 11:00 PM |
Hello Linda,
I read this article yesterday when a good friend sent it to me via email.
I thought then that it should be seen by many and sent it out to my email list.
What does surprise me is the lack of response to it here in the community. So I guess I can end this post with.
You could have heard a pin drop
But in a different sense. Thanks so much for sharing.
Shalom,
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