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2004-06-10 Europe

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Posted by anon 2004-06-10 00:09|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I'd rather he stay away than come and say something insulting or hypocritical. As Mom used to remind me, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything."

Posted by Mike 2004-06-10 8:54:05 AM|| 2004-06-10 8:54:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Le Mot Officiel de
Le French Islamique Republique

Que prÃ©voyez-vous? Nous n'avons pas valu le fumier puisque Napoleon a Ã©tÃ© exilÃ© Ã Elba.

Posted by Jacques Chirac 2004-06-10 11:40:29 AM|| 2004-06-10 11:40:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Might be a good move. Who wants to hear booing at a funeral?

Posted by tu3031 2004-06-10 8:12:35 PM|| 2004-06-10 8:12:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes, booing right before the honor gaurd takes aim and shoots Chirac dead. If the crowd doesn't beat him to death first, that is.

Posted by Charles 2004-06-10 9:14:54 PM|| 2004-06-10 9:14:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Since Nancy is controlling the arrangements, perhaps he was not invited.

After all, all France did during the Reagan administration was make our F-111s go the long way round to Libya. We should have saved the fuel and dropped on Paris instead of Tripoli.

Posted by RWV 2004-06-10 11:18:27 PM|| 2004-06-10 11:18:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 RWV---very good point. The F-111s had to go around France because we were unable to gain overflight rights. There were 6 aerial refuelings, IIRC, and one plane was lost, with 2 crew members killed.

Leaves a bad taste, all right. We need to remember this when we get friendly feelings for the French govt in a moment of weakness.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-06-10 11:32:25 PM|| 2004-06-10 11:32:25 PM|| Front Page Top

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