i read some short stories this evening regarding the American military. it made me smile. out of all the countries on this earth, it seems to me that America stretches out her hand the most. for those who think our government is evil, that what our troops are doing is wrong, i am sorry you have such a negative view of things. it seems very clear to me that we are helping those in need with the resources we have. unfortunately, many of those people and other countries who criticize us do not do the same, even though they have the resources as well. so here a few stories that i enjoyed.
Here are a few military comebacks...
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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.
It became very quiet in the room.
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Then 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?'
Once again, dead silence.
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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.'
You could have heard a pin drop
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AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE..
A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France
on a tour.. 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 any Frenchmen to show it to.'
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