Subject: Fw: well said, sir
You will enjoy reading these...
Makes you think eh.....................
Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the
early 60's when DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO.
DeGaulle said he wanted all US military out of France as
soon as possible. Rusk responded "Does that include those
who are buried here?"
DeGaulle did not respond.
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? '
You could have heard a pin drop.
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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. 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 Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's 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...
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 1944 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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