More anti-French idiocy

[SlowwHand]

The fact remains, the people of South Korea, and the people of South VietNam didn't want commie bastards overrunning their land.

So what's the beef?

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
The fact remains, the people of South Korea, and the people of South VietNam didn't want commie bastards overrunning their land.

So what's the beef?

With the South Koreans, that's the case. In South Viet Nam, the people had the choice of corrupt murdering generals, a puppet emperor, or the commies, and it was decided not to bother with elections, because the commies would have embarassed the hell out of western policy by winning.

Elections were only held after the participation of political parties was limited by the non-elected government.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Lancer
Richelieu, having some French wine?

Best in the world, and if the price drops because of softening demand, I'll stock up.

[SlowwHand]

I know it's not your intent, but you strengthen my case, MtG.

[Tuberski]

You do realize, that if this stupidity keeps up, They are going to have to recall every video, film, and DVD of Grease and change Frenchies name to Freedom.

ACK!

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Lancer
My position is that the US is the only one that doesn't "wipe their ass with international law". Now it seems that the special interests of the French is more important than backing resolutions upon which the French agreed!

The French don't apparently agree that "serious consequences" means "invasion by the United States at a time determined by the United States."

And the US has wiped it's ass with international law so many times it's not even funny. When I worked at Lockheed Missiles & Space Company (now Lockheed-Martin), in one of the departments I supported, there was an old ex-USAF bomber jockey who flew B-36's in the '50's. On his office wall, there was an aerial photo of Red Square in Moscow, viewed from the open bomb bay doors of a B-36, with the silhouette of a nuke visible in the racks, just to let them know we could. That ongoing threat process was why the Russkies accelerated their development of the Mig-15, to the -17, -19 and finally the -21. The SA-2 Gammon SAM system and MiG-25 were developed in response to our overflights of their airspace by U-2's and later SR-71s. You think Gary Francis Powers was shot down over NATO territory, ?

We've committed technical acts of war, piracy, espionage and sabotage during peacetime against dozens of countries. I don't have a real problem with most of that, but it's a bit laughable to say the US is the only country who doesn't wipe our ass with international law. The truth is more that we're the only one who tries to spin international law to claim there's some legitimacy to our actions.

So, unless the French interests are to determine international law, then the US and our allies will act without it. "International law", in the form of the UN, is, imo, corrupted.

Yes, as when the US has used it's veto power in the UNSC to protect Israel? The French were given veto power to use as they see fit.

What's "corrupted?" - the notion that everyone can vote as they see fit and as they believe is consistent with their policy goals, instead of just rubber stamping the US? Why didn't the US call for disarming Hussein when "he gassed his own people?" (despite the DIA conclusion that it was mostly the Iranian gas that did the killing)

Why not? Because that was in 1988, and Saddam was our boy back then.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
I know it's not your intent, but you strengthen my case, MtG.

Hey, you've got a case? If it's Jack Daniel's or really good beer, share some.

[Lancer]

B-36 overflying Moscow w/ a nuke in the '50s.

I'm having a tough time swallowing the nuke, though I'll go fo the B-36.

What if the plane had mechanical trouble? The nuke would fall into the hands of the Russians. The photo must have been futzed with.

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat


Hey, you've got a case? If it's Jack Daniel's or really good beer, share some.

I gave up the Black Jack.
Beer still flows, if you can grimace Budweiser down, or bring along some Dos Equis.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Sprayber


Kind of like calling all the people from a country Bastards in front of recording devices and then telling them it really wasnt what it sounded like.

That was stupid, but not as stupid.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ozz


Not bastards, morons I believe.

Nope. Bastards. The other woman just called Bush a moron. Which just demonstrates her perceptiveness, as far as I'm concerned...

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Lancer
What if the plane had mechanical trouble? The nuke would fall into the hands of the Russians. The photo must have been futzed with.

The Russians built a bomb in 1949, and a thermonuke in 1953 (?). There were no nuclear secrets between the US and USSR at that point...

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by panag



hi ,

well , then the US would destroy itself , ......

have a nice day

Yay! You get a cookie

[Worthingtons]

Slowwhand, can you tell me where you got that picture from, and where i can find other simular material??

[Ted Striker]

Digging up graves is pretty stupid and absurd.

But slow's picture was pretty cool.