Posted on 01/04/2009 12:25:15 PM PST by nysuperdoodle
Perhaps nothing so clearly highlights the differences in perspective between Old Europe and the still first generation free Eastern Europeans like the current conflict in Israel.
The Western Europeans who were given their freedom by hundreds of thousands of American soldiers are busy condemning Israel and ignoring hundreds of rockets fired by Hamas into Israel. The French, who hate everything good, lead the way...
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The history of France, since WWII when we freed them from German occupation, shows that even the life (or pocket change) of just one US soldier was too much.
They revere the troops that freed them. Those who go back to visit are greeted as family members.
There is a widespread fear of radical muslims, too many people will not do anything to offend Islam. The radical muslims count on this.
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