- Jul 31, 2001
- 4,529
- 0
- 76
I usually wouldnt think of posting a fowarded email, but what the hell. Lemme know what you guys think, not that i care b/c im not the author..........
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Provided by Joe Galloway, author of We Were Soldiers and is posted
as an item of possible interest. This one is definitely NOT tongue in
cheek. Sig, the author, was a teen-aged Marine who marched and
fought as a rifleman to and from the Chosin reservoir in Korea in 1950.
He switched to the Army, and served as a Special Forces officer
in Vietnam. After Vietnam he joined the CIA, and went back to Korea.
He's been there, done it, and has some specific thoughts on countries
that don't "like" us.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
If you aren't interested in the ramblings of an old man, please delete
now. If you're still there, pull up a chair and listen.
Is there anyone else out there who's sick and tired of all the polls
being taken in foreign countries as to whether or not they "like" us? The
last time I looked, the word "like" had nothing to do with foreign policy. I
prefer 'respect' or 'fear'. They worked for Rome, which civilized and kept
the peace in the known world a hell of a lot longer than our puny two
centuries-plus.
I see a left-wing German got elected to office recently by campaigning
against the foreign policy of the United States. Yeah, that's what I
want, to be lectured about war and being a "good neighbor" by a
German. Their head honcho said they wouldn't take part in a war
against Iraq. Kind of nice, to see them taking a pass on a
war once in while. Perhaps we needed to have the word "World"
in front of War. I think it's time to bring our boys home from
Germany. Outside of the money we'd save, we'd make the Germans
"like" us a lot more, after they started paying the bills for their own
defense.
Last time I checked, France isn't too fond of us either. They sort
of liked us back on June 6th, 1944, though, didn't they? If you don't
think so, see how nicely they take care of the enormous American
cemeteries up above the Normandy beaches. For those of you who've
studied history, we also have a few cemeteries in places like Belleau
Woods and Chateau Thierry also. For those of you who haven't
studied it, that was from World War One, the first time Europe screwed
up and we bailed out the French.
That's where the US Marines got the title 'Devil Dogs' or, if you still
care about what the Germans think, "Teufelhunde". I hope I spelled
that right; sure wouldn't want to offend anyone, least of all a German.
Come to think of it, when Europe couldn't take care of their Bosnian
problem recently, guess who had to help out there also. Last time
I checked, our kids are still there. I sort of remember they said
they would be out in a year. Gee, how time flies when you're having fun.
Now we hear that the South Koreans aren't too happy with us either.
They "liked" us a lot better, of course, in June, 1950. It took more
than 50,000 Americans killed in Korea to help give them the lifestyle
they currently enjoy, but then who's counting? I think it's also time
to bring the boys home from there. There are about 37,000 young
Americans on the DMZ separating the South Koreans from
their "brothers" up North. Maybe if we leave, they can begin to
participate in he "good life" that North Korea currently enjoys.
Uh huh. Sure.
I also understand that a good portion of the Arab/Moslem world
now doesn't "like" us either. Did anyone ever sit down and determine
what we would have to do to get them to like us? Ask them what
they would like us to do. Die? Commit ritual suicide? Bend over?
Maybe we should follow the advice of our dimwitted, dullest knife
in the drawer, Senator Patty Murray, and build more roads,
hospitals, day care centers, and orphanages like Osama bin Laden
does. What with all the orphans Osama has created, the least he
can do is build some places to put them.
Senator Stupid says if we would only "emulate" Osama, the
Arab world would love us. Sorry Patty; in addition to the fact
that we already do all of those things around the world and have
been doing them for over sixty years, I don't take public
transportation, and I certainly wouldn't take it with a bomb strapped
to the guy next to me.
Don't get me wrong: I'm not in favor of going to war. Been there,
done that. Several times, in fact. But I think we ought to have
some polls in this country about other countries, and see if
we "like" THEM. Problem is, if you listed the countries, not only
wouldn't the average American know if he liked them or not, he
wouldn't be able to find them. If we're supposed to worry about
them, how about them worrying about us?
We were nice to the North Koreans in 1994, as we followed the
policies of Neville Clinton. And it seemed to work; they didn't
re-start nuclear weapons program for a whole year or so. In the
meantime, we fed them when they were starving, and put oil in
their stoves when they were freezing.
In a recent visit to Norway, I engaged in a really fun debate
with my cousin's son, a student at a Norwegian University.
I was lectured to by this thankless squirt about the American
"Empire", and scolded about dropping the atomic bomb on the
Japanese. I reminded him that empires usually keep the stuff
they take; we don't, and back in 1945 most Norwegians thought
dropping ANY kind of bomb on Germany or Japan was a good idea.
I also reminded him that my uncle, his grandfather, and others
in our family spent a significant time in Sachsenhausen concentration
camp, courtesy of the Germans, and they didn't all survive. I further
reminded him that if it wasn't for the "American Empire" he would
probably be speaking German or Russian.
Sorry about the rambling, but I just took an unofficial poll here at
our house, and we don't seem to like anyone.
Happy New Year
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Provided by Joe Galloway, author of We Were Soldiers and is posted
as an item of possible interest. This one is definitely NOT tongue in
cheek. Sig, the author, was a teen-aged Marine who marched and
fought as a rifleman to and from the Chosin reservoir in Korea in 1950.
He switched to the Army, and served as a Special Forces officer
in Vietnam. After Vietnam he joined the CIA, and went back to Korea.
He's been there, done it, and has some specific thoughts on countries
that don't "like" us.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
If you aren't interested in the ramblings of an old man, please delete
now. If you're still there, pull up a chair and listen.
Is there anyone else out there who's sick and tired of all the polls
being taken in foreign countries as to whether or not they "like" us? The
last time I looked, the word "like" had nothing to do with foreign policy. I
prefer 'respect' or 'fear'. They worked for Rome, which civilized and kept
the peace in the known world a hell of a lot longer than our puny two
centuries-plus.
I see a left-wing German got elected to office recently by campaigning
against the foreign policy of the United States. Yeah, that's what I
want, to be lectured about war and being a "good neighbor" by a
German. Their head honcho said they wouldn't take part in a war
against Iraq. Kind of nice, to see them taking a pass on a
war once in while. Perhaps we needed to have the word "World"
in front of War. I think it's time to bring our boys home from
Germany. Outside of the money we'd save, we'd make the Germans
"like" us a lot more, after they started paying the bills for their own
defense.
Last time I checked, France isn't too fond of us either. They sort
of liked us back on June 6th, 1944, though, didn't they? If you don't
think so, see how nicely they take care of the enormous American
cemeteries up above the Normandy beaches. For those of you who've
studied history, we also have a few cemeteries in places like Belleau
Woods and Chateau Thierry also. For those of you who haven't
studied it, that was from World War One, the first time Europe screwed
up and we bailed out the French.
That's where the US Marines got the title 'Devil Dogs' or, if you still
care about what the Germans think, "Teufelhunde". I hope I spelled
that right; sure wouldn't want to offend anyone, least of all a German.
Come to think of it, when Europe couldn't take care of their Bosnian
problem recently, guess who had to help out there also. Last time
I checked, our kids are still there. I sort of remember they said
they would be out in a year. Gee, how time flies when you're having fun.
Now we hear that the South Koreans aren't too happy with us either.
They "liked" us a lot better, of course, in June, 1950. It took more
than 50,000 Americans killed in Korea to help give them the lifestyle
they currently enjoy, but then who's counting? I think it's also time
to bring the boys home from there. There are about 37,000 young
Americans on the DMZ separating the South Koreans from
their "brothers" up North. Maybe if we leave, they can begin to
participate in he "good life" that North Korea currently enjoys.
Uh huh. Sure.
I also understand that a good portion of the Arab/Moslem world
now doesn't "like" us either. Did anyone ever sit down and determine
what we would have to do to get them to like us? Ask them what
they would like us to do. Die? Commit ritual suicide? Bend over?
Maybe we should follow the advice of our dimwitted, dullest knife
in the drawer, Senator Patty Murray, and build more roads,
hospitals, day care centers, and orphanages like Osama bin Laden
does. What with all the orphans Osama has created, the least he
can do is build some places to put them.
Senator Stupid says if we would only "emulate" Osama, the
Arab world would love us. Sorry Patty; in addition to the fact
that we already do all of those things around the world and have
been doing them for over sixty years, I don't take public
transportation, and I certainly wouldn't take it with a bomb strapped
to the guy next to me.
Don't get me wrong: I'm not in favor of going to war. Been there,
done that. Several times, in fact. But I think we ought to have
some polls in this country about other countries, and see if
we "like" THEM. Problem is, if you listed the countries, not only
wouldn't the average American know if he liked them or not, he
wouldn't be able to find them. If we're supposed to worry about
them, how about them worrying about us?
We were nice to the North Koreans in 1994, as we followed the
policies of Neville Clinton. And it seemed to work; they didn't
re-start nuclear weapons program for a whole year or so. In the
meantime, we fed them when they were starving, and put oil in
their stoves when they were freezing.
In a recent visit to Norway, I engaged in a really fun debate
with my cousin's son, a student at a Norwegian University.
I was lectured to by this thankless squirt about the American
"Empire", and scolded about dropping the atomic bomb on the
Japanese. I reminded him that empires usually keep the stuff
they take; we don't, and back in 1945 most Norwegians thought
dropping ANY kind of bomb on Germany or Japan was a good idea.
I also reminded him that my uncle, his grandfather, and others
in our family spent a significant time in Sachsenhausen concentration
camp, courtesy of the Germans, and they didn't all survive. I further
reminded him that if it wasn't for the "American Empire" he would
probably be speaking German or Russian.
Sorry about the rambling, but I just took an unofficial poll here at
our house, and we don't seem to like anyone.
Happy New Year
Facebook
Twitter