La Marseillaise.......Heck, I never knew the lyrics

[Jackie S]

Originally Posted by ExNYer

They didn't lose in WWI. And the US didn't "win" WWI.

The French fought the Germans to a standstill. As did the British in their part of the line. The battlefield was pretty static and both sides bled themselves dry.

When the US joined late in the war, that was the straw that broke the Germans back. We were spared the enormous casualties the French, Germans, and Brits took.

No excuse for WWII, but it was not the average French soldier that was responsible for that debacle. It was poor planning and wishful thinking on the part of the political class that caused them to lose to the Nazis.

And the same could be said for the British. They were saved by the English Channel. Otherwise the blitzkrieg would have rolled over them, too.

And try to remember, the French - with all of the major European powers united against them - managed to march all the way to Moscow.

It is a lazy cliche that the French can't fight. They were a world power for centuries.

I tend to agree with most of this. The French did not have the luxury of a wide channel and a powerful navy to guard it. That stupid Maginot Line was a relic of the pre blitzgrieg defenses, the Panzers just drove around it.

And remember, most of the World was in "appeasement mode", nobody wanted another World War. The idea in Europe was to let Hitler have what he wanted, as long as it didn't affect you. Unfortunately, it did effect every one else. Quite quickly, in fact.

The Free French lived to fight another day, and, (despite Charles DeGauls antics), were part of the overall Victory.

It's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback about human behavior. But despite all of the bluster, nobody really knows how one will react until they are put in the same position.

[Yssup Rider]

Well it appears that the rough and ready patriots in this forum are ready to go back to Francd and bail them sissies out again!

[Rey Lengua]

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

Well it appears that the rough and ready patriots in this forum are ready to go back to Francd and bail them sissies out again!

Well if there are sissies involved, then we can expect your protégé woomby and his WK Ekim to be all for sending SOMEONE ELSE to help out the French. They'll claim the press of work down at the 'holes won't allow THEM to go. And since YOU are woomby's mentor, YOU'LL be backing his position, right assup ! YOU three can wave the French and rainbow flags in support of those " sissies " when You're not " Frenching " each other's asses for dingleberries !

[RedLeg505]

Originally Posted by WombRaider

Well said. It's easy to throw out tired cliches, a little more difficult to actually apply some critical thought to the situation, but then republitards are all about tired cliches.

As tired as Demitard. cliches.. like "Bush lied"

[RedLeg505]

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

Just can't turn a blind eye to that unsolicited jab at POTUS!

Just being an asshole in your spare time, eh, daredevil?

So you couldn't turn a blind eye and called out all the unsolicited jabs at the previous POTUS? Or is it just Dem ones that cause you to leap to the defense??

[lustylad]

Originally Posted by Rey Lengua

YOU three can wave the French and rainbow flags in support of those " sissies " when You're not " Frenching " each other's asses for dingleberries !

They're doing their "service" in the rim job platoon.


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[DSK]

Originally Posted by Jackie S

I tend to agree with most of this. The French did not have the luxury of a wide channel and a powerful navy to guard it. That stupid Maginot Line was a relic of the pre blitzgrieg defenses, the Panzers just drove around it.

And remember, most of the World was in "appeasement mode", nobody wanted another World War. The idea in Europe was to let Hitler have what he wanted, as long as it didn't affect you. Unfortunately, it did effect every one else. Quite quickly, in fact.

The Free French lived to fight another day, and, (despite Charles DeGauls antics), were part of the overall Victory.

It's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback about human behavior. But despite all of the bluster, nobody really knows how one will react until they are put in the same position.

The problem comparing World War II appeasement to today's situation is that we let the appeasement fail and then bailed them out. We didn't go over there itching for a fight. Let the French try whatever, and let's not commit our troops.

[lustylad]

My favorite story about the French is when de Gaulle was President in the early 1960s. He was trying to reassert French national pride and "independence" by kicking NATO troops out of France. (Of course, he stayed in the alliance politically.) When de Gaulle sent an envoy to deliver the order to withdraw all soldiers from French soil, our NATO commander asked for the following clarification:

"Does that include the ones who are BURIED here?"

[WombRaider]

Originally Posted by lustylad

They're doing their "service" in the rim job platoon.


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If there's a rim job platoon, you're the lieutenant in charge. And gay rey is your first sargeant.

[WombRaider]

Originally Posted by RedLeg505

As tired as Demitard. cliches.. like "Bush lied"

How tired IS demitard?

[Rey Lengua]

Originally Posted by WombRaider

If there's a rim job platoon, you're the lieutenant in charge. And gay rey is your first sargeant.

YOU'D BE THE "BAND LEADER " AND # 1 RUSTY TROMBONE PLAYER IN THAT "PLATOON'S " BAND WOOMBY ! BLOW THAT HORN WOOMBY

[WombRaider]

Originally Posted by Rey Lengua

YOU'D BE THE "BAND LEADER " AND # 1 RUSTY TROMBONE PLAYER IN THAT "PLATOON'S " BAND WOOMBY ! BLOW THAT HORN WOOMBY

Individual platoons don't have a band... idiot. Keep puffing those peters, huh buddy.