Posted by Monsieur Hulot on March 14, 2003 at 11:38:31:
In Reply to: Our friends over The Channel posted by Monsieur Thibaut on March 12, 2003 at 11:23:28:
Q: Why isn't France supporting the war against Iraq?
A: Because it feels the war hasn't yet been fully justified and unlike the Yank government (and seemingly most of its crappy comedians, although not, surprisingly enough, a large number of its populace) prefers to avoid wideshed blood-letting until deemed absolutely necessary.
Not funny, perhaps, but then again, neither were any of the one-liners below.
(And I'd like to see any of those smug f*ckers 3,000 miles away behave as many members of the French Resistance did in WWII. It's easy to wage war by remote control isn't it?)
: >>Inevitable quips from the media & entertainment industry - - -
: >>Tom Brokaw: "My favorite bumper sticker in Washington, DC right now is the
: >>one that says 'First Iraq, then France'."
: >>
: >>
: >>Jay Leno: "The French announced today that they would not help us remove
: >>Saddam from Iraq. Well Duh! They didn't even help us remove Hitler from
: >>France."
: >>
: >>Dave Letterman: "France said this week they need more evidence to convince
: >>them Saddam is a threat. Yeah, last time France asked for more evidence it
: >>came rolling through Paris with a German Flag on it."
: >>
: >>Why are all the highways in France lined with trees? So the Germans can
: >>march in the shade!!!
: >>
: >>Dennis Miller: "The only way the French are going in is if we tell them we
: >>found truffles in Iraq."
: >>
: >>Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.: "Do you know how many Frenchmen it takes to defend
: >>Paris? It's not known, it's never been tried."
: >>
: >>Blunt again: "Somebody was telling me about the French Army rifle that was
: >>being advertised on eBay the other day-the description was: 'Never shot.
: >>Dropped once.'"
: >>
: >>And even an unwitting French President Jacques Chirac: "As far as I'm
: >>concerned, war always means failure."
: >>
: >>"Do you know it only took Germany three days to conquer France in World
: >>War II? And that's because it was raining," said John Xereas, manager of
: >>the DC Improv.
: >>
: >>According to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld: "Going to war without the
: >>French is like going deer hunting without your accordion."