What Iraqis Really Think

[Griff]

Those are all French instances of anti-democratic and / or poor international acting. Through several threads we've seen commentary from A D about our poor record which I readily admit and questions about our stability which I also have. Assuming he's French, I just want to be sure he isn't holding France up as a model for stable democracies.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Swedish tourists evacuated from Kenya
Jan 07, 2008
Stockholm, Sweden - More than 300 Swedish tourists have been evacuated from Kenya amid chaos following the African nation's contentious presidential election.

Swedish travel operators pulled 354 tourists from Mombasa Saturday -- five days ahead of schedule, The Local reported Sunday.

It is not suspected the tourists encountered any violence first-hand, the Local said.

Travel officials have canceled all remaining flights from Sweden to Kenya for the season.

What? How dare they interfere with the free travel of Swedish citizens. Outrageous.

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Griff

Those are all French instances of anti-democratic and / or poor international acting. Through several threads we've seen commentary from A D about our poor record which I readily admit and questions about our stability which I also have. Assuming he's French, I just want to be sure he isn't holding France up as a model for stable democracies.

I agree. The French and the U.S. have very similar pedigrees. We were both created by revolution from monarchies. We are both Republics. We both annexed colonies or territories. We both are struggling with immigration issues.

The reason that the French appear to annoy Europeans more than Americans do is

a) Proximity - France is not quite in the middle of Europe
b) Military - The U.S. has one of the largest armies in the world. We currently have only one loss due to forfeit (Vietnam) and one tie (Korea). The French have pretty much lost any conflict in the past 100 years to any country that had access to gunpowder. In spite of this many people feel they are as arrogant as the US. If a bulldog growls and barks it gets respect. If a miniature poodle does the same it gets annoyed looks.

That being said, they do have great food, nice music, grand architecture, and some of the most beautiful women in the world.

I'd also trade GWB in for Sarkozy in a heartbeat. The man has even managed to out-Clinton Clinton in the mistress department. Instead of a chubby intern, the man is screwing a supermodel!

[Griff]

Yep. France is awesome, but they have many of the same issues we do. American women kinda rock though, being from everywhere and all.

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Griff

Yep. France is awesome, but they have many of the same issues we do. American women kinda rock though, being from everywhere and all.

Difficult to make a comparison without a taste test.

We now return you to your previously scheduled thread.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Griff

Yep. France is awesome, but they have many of the same issues we do. American women kinda rock though, being from everywhere and all.

France Sux.