Apparently America is the be-all and end-all of it all. Its this type of self-focused diatribe that shows how arrogant and up their own arse Americans can be and why the USA does not have a high standing in many countries.
There was a comparison between the speaches made by an English Commander and an American Commander. The English speach was attributed as one of the finest war speaches since Chruchill. The American one whent along the lines of "When Bush says we Go. WE GO!" (Followed by "Queen's We Will Rock You") Hmmmmm, scary really. > -----Original Message----- > From: Philip Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 03 April 2003 09:33 > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Time to pick on the Germans... > > > Gosh, the way you put it, it seems like only America was important in > any of the wars, NATO, the rebuilding of Germany etc. > > I suppose the rest of the world just sits there and watches, right? > :-P > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jon hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 12:39 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Time to pick on the Germans... > > > > > > 1871 - Bismarck founds modern Germany. > > > > 1890 - Bismarck sacked, warmonger Wilhelm II takes direct control. > > > > 1914 - Germany starts World War I. > > > > 1914-1918 - Germany kills millions upon millions of people. > > > > 1917 - Germany force peace loving Americans to enter war. > > > > 1918 - Germany loses World War I. > > > > 1920's - Germans try democracy. > > > > 1933 - Germans reject democracy, allow Hitler to take power. > > > > 1939 - Germany starts World War II. > > > > 1939-1945 - Germany kills millions upon millions of people. > > > > 1941 - Germany force peace loving Americans to enter war. > > > > 1945 - Germany loses World War II. > > > > 1946 - Germans whine about lack of food, America gives > > billions in food aid to feed them. > > > > 1947 - Germans whine about crappy economy, America gives > > billions in Marshall Plan aid to rebuild German economy. > > > > 1948-1949 - America puts ass on line and risks WWIII to save > > a few Berliners from Soviet hordes. > > > > 1949 - Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) established. > > > > 1950's - America spends billions to defend West Germany from > > Soviet hordes. > > > > 1950's - German 'economic miracle' occurs while America keeps > > watch on Soviet hordes. > > > > 1955 - NATO formed to protect West Germany from Soviet hordes. > > > > 1960's - America spends billions to defend West Germany from > > Soviet hordes. > > > > 1960's - German students protest war in Vietnam and American > > civil rights. > > > > 1963 - American President John Kennedy makes "Ich bin ein > > Berliner" speech. > > > > 1970's - America spends billions to defend West Germany from > > Soviet hordes. > > > > 1970's - Germans form the Marxist terrorist group Red Army > > Faction (RAF). > > > > 1970's - Leftist German guerrillas burn, loot, and plunder > > much of West Germany. > > > > 1980's - America spends tens of billions to defend West > > Germany from Soviet hordes. > > > > 1980's - German leftists bitch about Pershing II missiles. > > > > 1987 - American President Ronald Reagan makes "Mr. Gorbachev, > > tear down this wall" speech. > > > > 1989 - Gorbachev tears down Berlin Wall. > > > > 1990 - German Reunification. > > > > 1990's - America spends tens of billions to defend Germany > > from Islamic hordes. > > > > 1990's - Germany stands by as ethnic cleansing occurs in Balkans. > > > > 1993 - Germany joins European Union. > > > > 1995 - Americans send troops to Bosnia as Germans watch from > > the sidelines. > > > > 1997 - Germans finally send troops to Bosnia. > > > > 1998 - Hard-line, left-of-left socialist come to power under > > Gerhard Schroeder. > > > > 1999 - American's lead air war to save Kosovo as Germans > > watch from the sidelines. > > > > 2001 - Schroeder offers solidarity to America after 9/11 attacks. > > > > 2002 - Schroeder bashes America to distract voters during > > election campaign. > > > > 2003 - Germany sees rise in anti-Americanism after several > > decades of poor treatment from America. > > > > AND YOU THOUGHT THE FRENCH WERE A BUNCH OF UNGRATEFUL BASTARDS? > > > > -- > > jon > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
