America's Greatest Ally

[Felch]

I copied from wikisource. Old documents like that often have slightly different wording from different copies.

[dannubis]

I see...

Wel, it must have been 20 years ago but I can still tell the first sentences of "de bello gallico" by heart.

[MOBIUS]

6 friendly-fire deaths out of 154. As many as were killed in vehicle accidents.

A 4% chance of dying from a particular danger is pretty big in my books...

[Wezil]

Those are just the ones we have been told of. It is rumoured to be a higher number but I guess we have to wait for wikileaks for confirmation.

[onodera]

At least we don't have Berlusconi, who just thinks Obama is "tanned"

Well, yes, he's not shoeshine-black. And there are actors on Jersey Shore that are darker than BO.

[Wezil]

What's the problem? It's no different than calling a white guy "bleached".

[Asher]

More specifically they hate the fact that we aren't Muslim and are also the current hegemony. Though that's probably simplifying a bit too.

It's probably more along the lines that they hate you because you try to control everything outside of your country.

[Lorizael]

This thread is heresy. As a Christian nation, America's greatest ally is God. Given that France is pretty much the most atheistic country in existence, Obama saying it's America's greatest ally is pretty much proof that he's the anti-Christ. Revelations here we come!

[Docfeelgood]

This thread is heresy. As a Christian nation, America's greatest ally is God. Given that France is pretty much the most atheistic country in existence, Obama saying it's America's greatest ally is pretty much proof that he's the anti-Christ. Revelations here we come!

OMG!!!
I knew it!
proof enough for me.

[Elok]

"no country has closer ties"

Does not mean

"no country has ties as close"

You meet a foreign leader, you say nice things about them, their country and how good your relationship is, it's how diplomacy works. Plus the American relationship was massively damaged by Bush, so is in need of attention. This is a good, well judged statement that will possibly help (and definitely not hinder) American interests when dealing with international issues that the French have views on in the future.

Smart diplomatic move from Obama.

Typical anti-French xenophobic reaction from our tabloids.

Generally a big fuss about nothing IMO.

? I always took the "special" in "special relationship" to be more or less a shorthand for "unique." I.E., your lot thought of themselves as our diplomatic BFF. In that context, it is insulting to say you don't rate higher than France. It is a little overblown, but it's apparently a tabloid--and it's basing its "news" on an actual event, which is way better than our tabloids ever do.

[Hauldren Collider]

And HC, you are twice the dick Asher ever was (and not as intelligent to boot).

I'm alienating the right people

What's really funny, Imran, is that Asher knows I don't actually think he's a dick. He knows and I know that while we are being combative to each other we don't actually hate each other. You apparently haven't grasped that subtlety, since you decided to so nobly stand up for the ego of your internet friend. Congratulations, I guess.

[Felch]

A 4% chance of dying from a particular danger is pretty big in my books...

Is it "one of the biggest?" Face it, you've been lied to by your leftist agitprop, and you parrot those lies as surely as any Fox News drone. If you want to roll your eyes and pretend like you're just misunderstood, go ahead. But don't expect anybody to be impressed.

[BeBMan]

I misread the threat title as "America's Greatest Alby", and thought "WTF???"

[Imran Siddiqui]

I'm alienating the right people

What's really funny, Imran, is that Asher knows I don't actually think he's a dick. He knows and I know that while we are being combative to each other we don't actually hate each other. You apparently haven't grasped that subtlety, since you decided to so nobly stand up for the ego of your internet friend. Congratulations, I guess.

Asher is my internet friend? And I think even Asher would acknowledge that he is, in fact, a dick (at times). Your condscending, patronizing tone for someone who has done absolutely nothing in his life is why we all dislike you.

[Asher]

Sometimes, we all need a dick.