IO wrote in message
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Chad Irby wrote:
In article ,
"IO" wrote:

I'm italian and in my opinion the "french bashing" is a stupid and
racist thing.

It's not a race issue.

We make the same comments about any idiots who act like that.

If you want to criticize Chirac ok... But please don't say that all
the
french are monkeys or make stupid and false comments on French
cowardy...
Remember Die Bien Phu or french resistance against nazis... Your
(american)
behaviour is very offensive to me and to europeans.... And also
Russia,
Germany, Mexico, Canada, Chile ecc was against usa on Iraq
resolution
remeber this...


So your original point should have been for Americans to withhold their
criticism of the French while the Europeans criticize the US? Thanks to
your message we now have another chance to start the international
criticism of those that put teeth into the UN and those that hide behind
the UN to avoid doing much, even when it is required. With as little as
the Europeans contribute to international security, it doesn't matter
much if they like the US or not. Often their contribution is only a
token gesture which gives them more pride than the US real assistance.

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Scott
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"Interestingly, we started to lose this war only after the embedded
reporters pulled out. Back when we got the news directly from Iraq,
there was victory and optimism. Now that the news is filtered through
the mainstream media here in America, all we hear is death and
destruction and quagmire..." Ann Coulter
http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2003/091703.htm