Rioting Spreads From Paris Across France

Vanity | November 5th, 2005

[MarkeyD]

Don't the French know they shouldn't be fighting the rioters. It will only make things worse.

[RedBeaconNY]

/rant?

As much as I agree that this is largely a problem of their own making, I would never dream of unearthing the graves of those brave young men who died at Normandy. They died protecting freedom, doing what they loved. I think it would be quite unceremonious to remove them from where they've laid for 60 years, not to mention the cost.

[austinaero]

"As far as I'm concerned, the bodies of our fallen dead are the only thing of value in france anyway." I agree with you and also worry that the fanatics will start desecrating the resting places of our brave soldiers, just to provoke the USA into action. Of course, FRANCE won't do anything to stop them. It's a good way for that country to once again stick it to the US. I'm sure they would not pass up the opportunity should it arise.

[austinaero]

I'm afraid the muslim terrorists will do just that, dishonor the remains of our heroes, just to get a charge out of the US.

[msnimje]

I am 40 years old and I STILL do not get how you "punish" other people by destroying your own neighborhood or town.

[RedBeaconNY]

So, if we do act they've won, because we're 'scared' of them, and if we don't they desecrate our heritage. What do we do?

[mmercier]

>> As far as I'm concerned, the bodies of our fallen dead are the only thing of value in france anyway.

They have a bus load of nuclears as well as about 500 nuclear facilities that may well need to be put under adult supervision before they fall into the wrong hands.

[emiller]

Oh you know, it's easy to say that. NO ONE has any great love for the French, but you know what? We're next. It seems likle rioting is breaking out all over now, and as soon as some idiot starts throwing molotov cocktails in Los Angeles, at a police car, they'll start here.
What are we going to do- wipe out whole neighborhoods? We're next. We're too weak to do what needs to be done.

[Lead Moderator]

To avoid duplication, please do not alter the heading, thanks.

[austinaero]

we stay armed

[MonroeDNA]

ping

[sofaman]

I absolutely agree with you particularly since the fellow that provided the Niger yellow cake memo to the Italians, Rocco Martino (ops name Giacomo) was paid by the French....the way I see it, the French tried to set us up and I thought we were allies...silly me. as far as I am concerned Chirac and his government can get stuffed..

[unionblue83]

The French are, as noted above, overrun by their own ignorance. They have let themselves become one of the largest European havens for militant Islamists and are now reaping what they have sown. I feel for the moderate Muslims, women and children that are trapped in thesse semi-combat zones as they will be the unfortunate recipients of the militants as they always are. However, these moderate Muslims, if there are any there have allowed these militants to overtake their communities and therefore bear a good deal of the blame. The rest falls upon the Frog government. The majority of the French populace is as disgusted with Shit-raq as the rest of us but yet they do nothing about it. In most polls, for whatever those are worth these days, America has a highly favorable rating among the people of France. I agree that the onus of the problem is on the Frog leadership and this could bring about a larger unrest that the gov't is ill-equipped to handle. All of our brave soldiers, sailors and airmen who are interred there must be spinning in their graves......God rest their souls.

[paudio]

In most polls, for whatever those are worth these days, America has a highly favorable rating among the people of France.

That's interesting. Do you have a link for it? Thanks.

[unionblue83]

I'll see if I can dig one up Monday. I think I found it through HumanEventsOnline, but I'll check.

[Uncle Vlad]

I am 40 years old and I STILL do not get how you "punish" other people by destroying your own neighborhood or town.

Which should make it painfully obvious we're not dealing with the sharpest knives in the drawer here. This level of stupidity lays waste all liberal arguments of "We need to establish a dialog with them." In order to establish a dialog, the other side must possess at least some rudimentary form of intelligence.

[mmercier]

Americans are armed and not afraid to act in defense of their communities and private property.

Europeans are for the most part disarmed cowards hiding in their houses waiting for their government to make things safe again for them.

There are about a hundred million Americans just itching for some on street target practice should something like this start here. We don't wait for the police here and in fact will sweep them aside when necessary to protect our interests.

[vbmoneyspender]

Maybe France needs to be renamed Frankenstan?

[Allen H]

I don't know. The idea of so many brave Americans being buried in a socialistic sess pool like franch who NO LONGER appreciates the ultimate sacrifice made by them, just makes me want to throw up. I would give anything if all the American soldiers, Marines, sailors, and airmen burried in France could be respectfully exumed under honor guard and brought to the States for burial in a nation that appreciates their sacrifice and respects and honors them. I wish we'd of never burried any of our men and women over there in the first place. They deserve better.