Pier Danone wrote:
> <deemsbill@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "French balls? Yeah, tell me another. The only "balls" the french
> have is standing up to the US...when they know we won't really do
> anything to you. That's not balls....that's PR."
>
> You know very little about France then. If they don't like something the
bring
> the country to a standstill and stand up to it and make their government
listen.
> That takes balls. The government listens to and responds to it's people.
Yeah, it takes balls to go on strike when you know nothing will
happen to you. If your leaders are pussies, standing up to them doesn't
make you very brave.
>
> > With the exception of the IRA (largely funded by Americans) we seem to
have
> > done
> > pretty well for the last 60 or so years.
>
> "On the back of US troops. Or are you one of those who thinks the
> Soviets were all "live and let live" after 1945?"
>
> My arse. The USA never does anything for the benefit of anyone else.
Should
> there be a benefit to another nation, it's a bi-product.
Oh, so France and Britain are bastions of enlightenment? They are
constantly doing things for other countries out of altruism?
>
> > If only the same could be said for the wars the Americans have started
in the
> > same period and been unable to resolve.
> > It's the laughing stock of the world.
>
> "Yep, all of the screwed-up third world post colonial "nations" say
> hi. Europe really did a bang-up job there."
>
> And would you like to highlight some US success at all?
> Vietnam? Cuba? Iraq? Afghanistan?
> Always getting your arses kicked - then leave a mess for the rest of the
world
> to sort out.
Good snippage. You are the one who claimed Europe was doing pretty
well the last 60 years.
>
> > " Those were "our" airbases....by treaty."
> > Were they also your surround towns, schools and villages?
>
> " You said "our airbases"."
> Indeed I did, they were ours before you came, and ours after.
> I forget that the american mentality could not see beyond the fence to
the
> effects on the local community.
And those effects were?
>
> "I don't laugh when I hear of anyone being killed."
> *I do, if they are muslim, jewish or american, but that's my biscuit.
>
> > "I hope they were riding the subway last year."
> > And I am sure they wish you and your family were in WTC on sept 11th
2001.
>
> "Do you also laugh at the Brits, etc who died on 9/11?"
> No, see * above
Like a said, a sad, bitter little man.
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