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To: usconservative
German's invade, they re ................ oh wait. Nevermind.

In 1914, they stopped the Germans short of Paris.

In 1940, many fought, but many others were poorly trained and overwhelmed.

6 posted on 12/04/2018 5:19:20 AM PST by drop 50 and fire for effect ("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.")
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"Anti-Macron protests in France are gaining speed. Yesterday we saw firefighters turn their backs on elected officials, police removing their helmets in a show of solidarity with the protesters and Monday morning, more than one hundred ambulance drivers protested in Paris. At 5:30am the paramedics blocked the Place de la Concorde in downtown Paris, blaring sirens and holding banners criticising the government-mandated reforms in how ambulances are paid for their services, according to France Info.

The protests began on 17 November in response to the tax on diesel rising 23 per cent in just 12 months. The protesters taking to the streets wearing the high visibility yellow vests which are compulsory in all vehicles in France.

The protests have seen even school students in solidarity with the yellow vest movement calling for Macron to resign over education reforms.

The ambulance services joining the fire and police services in a country of civil unrest against a globalist President who, despite his plummeting approval ratings, has flirted with the idea of calling for a state of emergency.

He has dug his heels in stating he will not back down from his climate change agenda and that fuel duty will rise again in the new year.

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Little Napoleon is in serious doo-doo, he just won't accept reality quite yet.

9 posted on 12/04/2018 5:32:26 AM PST by Sa-teef
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To: drop 50 and fire for effect

The French put second level troops at Sedan and the general staff and politicians panicked when the Germans broke through. One French general got it right “ we lost one battle, that can be overcome.” But the government did not listen. Their panic caused the BEF to retreat to Dunkirk. They got out because the French troops held the perimeter. More French troops died after Dunkirk than before.
The Dutch government panicked after the Rotterdam attack. The Dutch soldiers did a number on the German air landing troops and transports. Our troops panicked at Kasserine. The Red army lost almost 6 million in the first 6 months. The French did not have time and distance to be able to regroup and learn. And a weak government and outdated and elderly general staff.


19 posted on 12/04/2018 7:33:16 AM PST by bravo whiskey (Never bring a liberal gun law to a gun fight.)
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