Posted on 12/03/2002 8:26 PM CST by Sungirl
France Meets the USMC -- or -- A U. S. Marine in Bosnia
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 of 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 wimps 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 behind in front of the entire Multi-National 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
LtCol, USMC
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"Ah yes, we must mollify angry fanatics who seek our destruction
because otherwise .. they might get mad and seek our destruction."
- Ann Coulter 9/26/2002
>we are in 2004
Really?
Are you on one of those muslim calendars?
Yes, USA never went on war alone and never they will.
> Are you on one of those muslim calendars?
no
Then why do you think we are in 2004, moron?
come on, in less than 82 hours we are in 2004
BTW : USA never went on war alone and never they will.
USA got no balls, they are fat and dumb
No surprise there.
> 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 wimps 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 behind in front of the entire Multi-National 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
> LtCol, USMC
LOL! Now *that's* funny! I bet she would have, too!
LOL!!!!! All right..... who is it? Which one of you is doing this
islamist imitation? Pretty funny stuff! Sorta like "Caveman Muslim".
No one.... well almost no one..... could be this stupid. Thanks for the
copious laughs!
.
hehe.. 'eb' is ... French.