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re: Anyone see that douche French ambassador's tweet about America during WWII yesterday?
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:42 am to RollTide1987
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:42 am to RollTide1987
A perfect example of why we shouldn't give much of a frick about other country's opinions. They don't give a frick about us.
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Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:44 am to Corch Urban Myers
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He keeps that attitude up and soon he will be speaking Arabic.
Very true.
They would have been speaking German if we didn't save their sorry arse, twice.
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:45 am to RollTide1987
WW2. Did not start until September 1939. So he is factually incorrect. The US. Also started sending supplies to England and France in 1940 under the lend lease act
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:47 am to Joshjrn
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While we played a huge role in WWII, I find Americans tend to overblow this as it pertains to WWI. The French and British had been fighting and dying for years before we showed up with a green fighting force and helped push things over the edge. To downplay French and British effort during WWI is a historical absurdity.
Agree. But remember, we sent people over to die FOR them while their where defending THEIR homeland.
But the ambassador referenced the French resistance to facism in the 30s. Sorry, but that is bullshite and if I was a brit I would be indignant that he dare put his surrender monkey of a nation in the same category as mine.
Been reading a bio of Churchill recently. The French really screwed the UK (and themselves) over in WWII. The US and the UK really did have to rescue their arse.
Oh and Churchill is the GOAT
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:48 am to RollTide1987
We should remember that France gave up their entire nation after 1/4 of it was invaded. Then many French fought on the axis side.
We should have never ever let France reclaim it's colonies, would have spared us from Vietnam.
We should have never ever let France reclaim it's colonies, would have spared us from Vietnam.
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:49 am to TheXman
No. Vichy French were content with their German overlords.
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:49 am to RollTide1987
We kicked their arse in ww2 and we could do it again!!
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:51 am to RollTide1987
The overwhelming majority of Americans did not want to get involved in another European War after the disaster of WWI where mothers lost their sons and everyone asked, what are we doing over there...it was between France and Germany.
Despite FDR's lobbying, the public was having none of it. FDR wanted to expand our influence and future strongholds in Europe.
He used Pearl Harbor for that purpose.
Despite FDR's lobbying, the public was having none of it. FDR wanted to expand our influence and future strongholds in Europe.
He used Pearl Harbor for that purpose.
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:52 am to SCLibertarian
Without us France, the UK, and even Russia would probably be speaking German today. Yes France fought and got stomped and the UK put up a good fight, being an island helped of course. We were supplying Stalin and our bombing campaign along with the UK helped to cripple the Germans.
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:53 am to el Gaucho
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We kicked their arse in ww2 and we could do it again!!
Thank the Soviets
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:53 am to Salmon
This shite legitimately angers me. I hope the ghosts of dead Marines in belleau woods rise up and shank his arse to remind him what the US has done for France over the years.
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After Marines were repeatedly urged to turn back by retreating French forces, Marine Captain Lloyd W. Williams of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marinesuttered the now-famous retort "Retreat? Hell, we just got here".[4][
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:53 am to RollTide1987
And the French teamed up with and fought alongside said fascist powers, "la resistance" notwithstanding.
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:53 am to BigJim
There's a new Churchill movie(which is a bout the height of ww2)with Gary oldman playing him coming out this month.
Heard it's good
Heard it's good
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:54 am to RollTide1987
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:56 am to Tiguar
quote:"we aint missin all the frickin fun" they left that part out.
After Marines were repeatedly urged to turn back by retreating French forces, Marine Captain Lloyd W. Williams of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marinesuttered the now-famous retort "Retreat? Hell, we just got here".
This was actually where Marines earned the Title "Devil Dogs" and earned the French (Forigette?) I don't really remember how to spell it,but we use to get these history lessons in Boot Camp. I hope they still do that.
The Germans considered Marines "Shock Troops" I always liked thinkin about that. That is the way to fight.
This post was edited on 12/8/17 at 11:12 am
Posted on 12/8/17 at 9:59 am to RollTide1987
I don't suppose this guy has ever heard of the Vichy regime, huh? I find it hilarious that they hate us because of our foreign intervention but hate us for not participating in it in the past.
Posted on 12/8/17 at 10:00 am to el Gaucho
Neville Chamberlain, and his appeasement policy towards Hitler dd more to spread fascism across Europe than any inaction by the U.S. If he and other European countries had took a stand against Hitler early on, who knows if the massive war ever breaks out.
Posted on 12/8/17 at 10:01 am to LosLobos111
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There's a new Churchill movie(which is a bout the height of ww2)with Gary oldman playing him coming out this month.
Fun fact. Churchill ordered the Royal Navy to sink French ships in WW2 and they did. Killed a lot of French sailors.
Posted on 12/8/17 at 10:02 am to RollTide1987
He's lucky he isn't typing that shite of a tweet in German.
Posted on 12/8/17 at 10:02 am to Bumble Bee
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Neville Chamberlain, and his appeasement policy towards Hitler dd more to spread fascism across Europe than any inaction by the U.S. If he and other European countries had took a stand against Hitler early on, who knows if the massive war ever breaks out.
Peace in our time
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