The Marquis De Lafayette was paid 200,000 dollars for "services
rendered" has France paid its debt to the US?



John Proctor wrote:
On 2005-02-19 11:32:39 +1100, "Ken Heaton"
said:

I believe "the french" is where the Statue of Liberty came from? ;-)


Also the French were of some limited help in a small skirmish you Yanks
had with the British in 1776. See the history of the Marquis of
Lafayette and his volunteers. ;-)

I'm trying to figure out why we Americans are supposed to hate the French.
Is it because they didn't back the US on the invasion/occupation of Iraq, or
is it because they were right?
The Vatican didn't back us either, shouldn't we be hating Catholics too?
BTW, I was there and left blood in the Iraqi dirt. It never crossed my mind
to be ****ed at anyone but our administration on that long gurney ride home.
MMC
"JR Gilbreath" wrote in message
.. .
The Marquis De Lafayette was paid 200,000 dollars for "services rendered"
has France paid its debt to the US?



John Proctor wrote:
On 2005-02-19 11:32:39 +1100, "Ken Heaton"
said:

I believe "the french" is where the Statue of Liberty came from? ;-)


Also the French were of some limited help in a small skirmish you Yanks
had with the British in 1776. See the history of the Marquis of Lafayette
and his volunteers. ;-)

Always have had this problem about being able to think for myself. You,
OTOH, being a stanch Bushie, do not have such a burden.
69-70? You work in the laundry or the PX, tough guy?
"WaIIy" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 22:05:55 GMT, "MMC" wrote:

I'm trying to figure out why we Americans are supposed to hate the French.
Is it because they didn't back the US on the invasion/occupation of Iraq,
or
is it because they were right?

Most Americans don't hate the French. We're irritated with their
haughty attitude.


The Vatican didn't back us either, shouldn't we be hating Catholics too?
BTW, I was there and left blood in the Iraqi dirt. It never crossed my
mind
to be ****ed at anyone but our administration on that long gurney ride
home.
MMC

Who forced you to join the service?

Nothing worse than a whiney soldier.

Wally -- Vietnam 1969-70

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:22:15 GMT, "MMC" wrote:

Always have had this problem about being able to think for myself. You,
OTOH, being a stanch Bushie, do not have such a burden.
69-70? You work in the laundry or the PX, tough guy?

MMC

Who forced you to join the service?

Nothing worse than a whiney soldier.

Wally -- Vietnam 1969-70


Don't really have anything to add. I just get slightly tense when I
read crap like "You work in the laundry or the PX, tough guy?"
Lots of combat vets of all political bents on this and other groups
MMC. Don't make the mistake of thinking you are "Special" or "Right"
because you've seen combat.

Rant-mode off!

Mark E. Williams

I sincerely apologize to the other vets who read my previous message, it was
definitely NOT meant as a blanket insult. Vets from any era have my undying
respect, no matter what political leanings or how they contributed during
their service.
Thanks for pointing out my misstep; I flew off the handle with the "whiney"
remark. My family and I, as other service men and women who came back
disabled and their families, have a lot of baggage to carry.
MMC
"Maynard G. Krebbs" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:22:15 GMT, "MMC" wrote:

Always have had this problem about being able to think for myself. You,
OTOH, being a stanch Bushie, do not have such a burden.
69-70? You work in the laundry or the PX, tough guy?

MMC

Who forced you to join the service?

Nothing worse than a whiney soldier.

Wally -- Vietnam 1969-70


Don't really have anything to add. I just get slightly tense when I
read crap like "You work in the laundry or the PX, tough guy?"
Lots of combat vets of all political bents on this and other groups
MMC. Don't make the mistake of thinking you are "Special" or "Right"
because you've seen combat.

Rant-mode off!

Mark E. Williams

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:49:40 GMT, "MMC" wrote:

I sincerely apologize to the other vets who read my previous message, it was
definitely NOT meant as a blanket insult. Vets from any era have my undying
respect, no matter what political leanings or how they contributed during
their service.
Thanks for pointing out my misstep; I flew off the handle with the "whiney"
remark. My family and I, as other service men and women who came back
disabled and their families, have a lot of baggage to carry.
MMC

No sweat MMC. After a few years the baggage becomes normal and you
get used to being a crip. I did. :o)
Don't sweat the small stuff and keep on trucking.

Mark E. Williams
Team "Date Palm" Radioman
C Co., 1st Recon Bn., 1st MarDiv.
1-68 to 8-69

Thanks Mark and Wally. I'm usually pretty good about being a crip, but there
are times it really gets to me.
"Maynard G. Krebbs" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:49:40 GMT, "MMC" wrote:

I sincerely apologize to the other vets who read my previous message, it
was
definitely NOT meant as a blanket insult. Vets from any era have my
undying
respect, no matter what political leanings or how they contributed during
their service.
Thanks for pointing out my misstep; I flew off the handle with the
"whiney"
remark. My family and I, as other service men and women who came back
disabled and their families, have a lot of baggage to carry.
MMC

No sweat MMC. After a few years the baggage becomes normal and you
get used to being a crip. I did. :o)
Don't sweat the small stuff and keep on trucking.

Mark E. Williams
Team "Date Palm" Radioman
C Co., 1st Recon Bn., 1st MarDiv.
1-68 to 8-69