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drop.
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.'
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 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.
If
you are proud to be an American, pass this on
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