Thread: Oops...poor timing by the French
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Old 11-21-2006, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by mike734 View Post
Maybe some of you need an education about the French. Review your revolutionary war history. Without the French, we would all be drinking tea and speaking English not American. They provided the ammo, money, navy and, let's not forget, Lafayette!

Next time you are temped to say, "What have the French done for us?" Keep in mind you will sound like an idiot. We owe the French our country. It could be said the debt was paid for our help in WWII but that does not negate the INVALUABLE help we got from them in our war of independence.
I think WWI plus WWII plus their unwavering support for Hezbollah plus their efforts to impede the US at every turn = help for the Revolution. That debt's been paid, get over it. Without us the they'd be speaking German. And we'd still be speaking "American."
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