Kilmer17 Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 Monday, February 24, 2003 11:31 AM Subject: France > > > You have to read all the way to the end and do not > peek!! > > > > > > > > An actual letter from home from a marine > with the multinational force in Bosnia: > > > Dear Dad, > > > > > > A funny thing happened to me yesterday at Camp > Bondsteel (Bosnia): A French army officer walked up to > me in the PX, and told me he thought we (Americans) > were a bunch of cowboys and were going to provoke a > war in Iraq. He said if such a thing happens, we > wouldn't be able to count on the support of France. > > > I told him that it didn't surprise m! e. Since we had > come to France's rescue in World War I, World War II, > Vietnam, and the Cold War, their ingratitude and > jealousy was due to surface [again] at some point in > the near future anyway. > > > I also told him that is why France is a third-rate > military power with a socialist economy and a bunch of > pansies for soldiers. I additionally told him that > America, being a nation of deeds and action, not > words, would do whatever it had to do, and France's > support, if it ever came, was only for show anyway. > > > Just like in ALL NATO exercises, the US would shoulder > 85% of the burden, and provide 85% of the support, as > evidenced by the fact that this French officer was > shopping in the American PX, and not the other way >! ; around. > > > He began to get belli gerant at that point, and I told > him if he would like to, I would meet him outside in > front of the Burger King and whip his *** in front of > the entire Multi-National Brigade East, thus > demonstrating that even the smallest American had more > fight in him than the average Frenchman. > > > He called me a barbarian cowboy and walked away in a > huff. > > With friends like these, who needs enemies? > > > Dad, tell Mom I love her, Your loving daughter, > > > Mary Beth Johnson > LtCol., USMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Y Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :jump: :party: :fro: :rotflmao: :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golgo-13 Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 Excellent!! Phuck the frogs!! :notworthy :notworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRock Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 :laugh: :notworthy :laugh: Hahahah..that's a very good joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRock Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 But the sad thing is, it is the truth.:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskin56 Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 Just Classic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliloquy Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 Originally posted by Arrington2208 But the sad thing is, it is the truth.:laugh: Unfortunately, it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SPACESKINS Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 :thumbsup: --------------------------------- "He(Spock) was in Berkely.I think he did a little to much LDS." Capt. Kirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taryl69 Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 Great joke!!!:rotflmao: :jump: :party: :jump: :notworthy :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pga Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 Epic. (truth or not, pretty good) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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