In message , Alan Minyard
writes
On 23 Dec 2003 12:01:36 GMT, "Emmanuel.Gustin" wrote:
To learn from history, you first have to know it. I suggest
you make an attempt to be guided by facts instead of prejudice;
I admit it is more work and can be a nuisance.

Vichy French forces in WWII attacked and resisted US troops, who
were fighting for, among other things, to liberate France. Their
behavior was despicable.

The French lost as many troops in a few months of 1940 as the US lost in
the rest of the war, fighting Germany while the US sanctimoniuosly sat
aside saying it wasn't a US problem.

Perhaps French troops could be excused for a lack of conviction that US
troops were coming to bring liberation and freedom, given the US's
disinterest so recently before. They were wrong, but the US had done
nothing to earn their confidence.

--
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
W S Churchill

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