Posted by
rycK on Monday, August 07, 2006 9:55:39 AM
The French in Lebanon??
There are some famous jokes floating around the world that describe the military prowess of the French. Most of these hilarious stories can tell us in detail how the Vietnamese, Algerians, Germans, Spanish and many more sometimes inept and weak assemblies of farmers have managed to defeat the French anywhere outside France they choose. There are more humorous stories about how the French cannot seem to notice that Islamo-Fascists burn between 50 and 500 cars in their Hexagon. When was the last French military victory? Napoleon at Austerlitz?? Who can remember back that far?
Now, we are hearing news that France will be the stabilizing force in Lebanon! There is some speculation of a U.S.-French draft resolution to be voted on by the U.N. Security Council. Apparently, France will send troops (do they still have the French Foreign Legion intact?) to Lebanon. Whose feet will fill the boots on the ground? French Citizens. Oh, maybe they can recruit a few million militant Muslims in Paris and beg them to go, for good pay. The French could even save money if they take horrible losses in the field, as they are accustomed to do.
Since the French cannot seem to quell violence in their own streets and stare woodenly as if in a stupor at burning cars in their major cities we can wonder what they can do in Lebanon.
Here is a humorous account of the French as they take a few centuries to learn elementary military arts:
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/jokes/bljokefrenchmilitaryhistory.htm
“French Military History in a Nutshell”
They lost the following: Gallic Wars, Hundred Years War, Italian Wars, Wars of Religion, Thirty Years' War, War of the Augsburg League, War of the Spanish Succession, The Napoleonic Wars, The Franco-Prussian War, WW1, WW2, War in Indochina, Algerian Rebellion, and War on Terrorism.
But they seem to have tied The Dutch War and did actually win both French Revolutions. We can give them much credit for those.
“ France, keeping in mind its recent history, surrenders to Germans and Muslims just to be safe.”
What a scream! I am certain that Israel, who could overwhelm the French in a few days, can be confident that ‘peace’ will be ‘ensured’ by the presence of France in Lebanon.
What a joke! Israel must ignore this fluff and tear down as much of Lebanon as is necessary to prevent Hezbollah from staging another attack.