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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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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?'
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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 and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't
have to speak German.'
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AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
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 a single Frenchmen to show a passport to.'
You could have heard a pin drop
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