[Rhodes22-list] FW: From a Marine in Bosnia

[Saroj]

I heard today that going to war without the French is like going hunting
without an accordian.

Having lived in France for 2 years and suffered their abuse, it gave me a
chuckle.

Saroj

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Connolly" <jbconnolly@speakeasy.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 8:19 PM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] FW: From a Marine in Bosnia


> Sorry to disappoint, but this was listed there also.
>
> http://www.snopes.com/military/marine.htm
>
> Not that I don't think the french military hat is a bit silly.
>
> Jim Connolly
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces@rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces@rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of John Tonjes
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 5:54 PM
> > To: Rhodes org. owners list
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] FW: From a Marine in Bosnia
> >
> >
> > I just had to share this with everyone.
> >
> > Rummy
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: VMontgo32@aol.com [mailto:VMontgo32@aol.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 8:39 AM
> > To: undisclosed-recipients:
> > Subject: From a Marine in Bosnia
> >
> >
> > >From a Marine in Bosnia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > In light of the French stating that they would Veto any action against
> > Iraq
> > that we may propose before the Sequrity Council of the UN, I thought
> > this
> > email from a US Marine serving in Bosnia would put things in
> > perspective.
> >
> > >From a Marine in Bosnia. Note the signature, but read it last.
> >
> > A funny thing happened to me yesterday at Camp Bondsteel (Bosnia):
> > A French army officer walked up to me in the PX, and told me he thought
> > we
> > (Americans) were a bunch of cowboys and were going to provoke a war. He
> > said
> > if such a thing happens, we wouldn't be able to count on the support of
> > France.
> >
> > I told him that it didn't surprise me. Since we had come to France's
> > rescue
> > in World War I, World War II, Vietnam, and the Cold War, their
> > ingratitude
> > and jealousy was due to surface at some point in the near future anyway.
> >
> > That is why France is a third-rate military power with a socialist
> > economy
> > and a bunch of faggots for soldiers.
> >
> > I additionally told him that America, being a nation of deeds and
> > action,
> > not words, would do whatever it had to do, and France's support was only
> > for
> > show anyway. Just like in ALL NATO exercises, the US would shoulder 85%
> > of
> > the burden, as evidenced by the fact that the French officer was
> > shopping in
> > the American PX, and not the other way around.
> >
> > He began to get belligerent at that point, and I told him if he would
> > like
> > to, I would meet him outside in front of the Burger King and beat his
> > ass in
> > front of the entire Multinational Brigade East, thus demonstrating that
> > even
> > the smallest American had more fight in him than the average Frenchman.
> > He
> > called me a barbarian cowboy and walked away in a huff.
> >
> > With friends like these, who needs enemies?
> >
> > Mary Beth Johnson Lt.Col, USMC
> >
> >
> > DON'T YOU JUST LOVE A REAL AMERICAN WOMAN!!!!
> >
> >
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