From: J Travis (dagobert@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Sat Mar 15 2003 - 07:41:33 PST
THAT would be appropriate, especially considering how it was France's
demands about war reparations in the Treaty of Versailles with Germany
after WWI that set the economic climate that enabled Hitler and the
Nazis to take advantage of the situation and rise to power, leading to
WWII in the first place. Funny how they seem to overlook that little
detail so often.
Seriously, though, I find it hard to believe that the average French
citizen (especially of the older generation) could support their
government's stand to protect Saddam. Have they all forgotten what it
means to be ruled by a dictator, and long for someone to help them
become free? I can see where a few in their government might not want
to get caught selling the goods to make weapons to Iraq, and they might
not want to lose their loans. But does the average Frenchman really
value the Euro more than human freedom and dignity?
Perhaps we should start referring to the French government as the "Vichy
Redux"?
Jay Travis
Everette wrote:
>Reading the posts about France may; I offer what a friend of mine suggested
>following up on a congressional disucssion about bringing soldiers buried in
>France back to US.
>
>he suggested something that would be a lot more meanigful to us and France.
>Pass legislation to collect the billions of dollars France never paid on the
>loans from us during WWII. We rescued them from German occupation only to
>have them snub their noses at the debt and everything eeelse the U. S.
>stands for. They have the money and we could use it to help preserve freedom
>in the world WITHOUT France.
>
>I recommend you support these Congressmen with you e-mail and ask your own
>Congressman's support.
>
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