[Mishmash] Thought you might enjoy some of these.

[Fred Atkinson]

            When in England , at a fairly large conference, Dr. Condi Rice was asked
            by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an
            example of empire building by George Bush .

            She answered by saying, "Over the years, the United States has sent
            many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for
            freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked
            for in return is enough to bury those that did not return."

            You could have heard a pin drop.
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            There was a conference in France where a number of international
            engineers were taking part, including French and American.

            During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room
            saying "Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has
            sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What
            does he intended to do, bomb them?"

            A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: "Our carriers have
            three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are
            nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore
            facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000
            people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of
            fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen
            helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from
            their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France
            have?"

            You could have heard a pin drop.
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            A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included
            Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies
            ...

            At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with large group of
            Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone
            was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French
            admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many
            languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, "Why is it
            that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than
            speaking French?"

            Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied "Maybe it's because
            the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't
            have to speak German."

            You could have heard a pin drop.
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            AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
            Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane.
            At French Customs,
            he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on..

            "You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer
            asked sarcastically.

            Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.

            "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."

            The American said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have to show
            it."

            "Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival
            in France !"

            The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he
            quietly explained, "Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day
            in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single
            Frenchman to show a passport to."

            You could have heard a pin drop.

            If you are proud to be an American, pass this on! If not delete it.
           

       


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