But could be.

They sure sound like they could....


YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP

When in England, at a fairly large conference, Condi Rice was asked
by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an
example of empire building' by George Bush.She 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.'

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 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...
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..


"Vision without action is just dreaming. Action without vision is just
passing the time. Vision with Action changes the future." Unknown