I thought it was more recent under W when France wouldn't go into Iraq and we sort of banned all things French and the name "Freedom Fries" was born.
I seem to recall in ancient history when the French wouldn’t let us do a flyover or something like that associated with hitting Libya in the 80s. One of the calls was to stop calling French fries French and instead call them freedom fries.
Very few will remember this at all and she’s just dating herself by noting it. She’s trying to say conservatives are just as much a cancel culture as libs.
***I seem to recall in ancient history when the French wouldn’t let us do a flyover or something like that associated with hitting Libya in the 80s.
“...On April 14, the United States struck back with dramatic air strikes against Tripoli and Benghazi. The attacks were mounted by 14 A-6E navy attack jets based in the Mediterranean and 18 FB-111 bombers from bases in England. Numerous other support aircraft were also involved. France refused to allow the F-111Fs to fly over French territory, which added 2,600 total nautical miles to the journey from England and back...
“...one F-111, along with its two-member crew, were lost in unknown circumstances. Several residential buildings were inadvertently bombed during the raid, and 15 Libyan civilians were reported killed. The French embassy in Tripoli was also “accidentally” hit, but no one was injured...” (emphasis mine)
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-bombs-libya
One of the calls was to stop calling French fries French and instead call them freedom fries.
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thanks! HRC should sit down and shut her face.
Ok, reed13k, you've succeeded in makin' me feel old. It seems like this was just last week.