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Steeling from the French. Kerry advocates an American Foreign Legion.
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Posted on 08/03/2004 9:39:00 AM PDT by jerod
Within a first term as president, Kerry thinks he could attract enough international help in Iraq to make it a "reasonable" goal to replace most U.S. troops stationed there with foreign forces, he told The Los Angeles Times in an interview.
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KEYWORDS: mercenaries; stealing
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It seems somewhat appropriate that Kerry who is fluent in French and has the endorsement of Frenchmen everywhere (which happens to be anywhere there is no fighting going on), would advocate such a thing.
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posted on
08/03/2004 9:39:01 AM PDT
by
jerod
To: jerod; All
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posted on
08/03/2004 9:40:23 AM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
To: jerod
Who or what did the French Foreign Legion ever lick in a fight?
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posted on
08/03/2004 9:41:11 AM PDT
by
RexBeach
(Before God makes you greedy, he makes you stupid.)
To: jerod
"Steeling from the French. Kerry advocates an American Foreign Legion." Ya - well, the Americans didn't need no steenking Foreign Legion to liberate FRANCE!
To: jerod
In the title, Steeling....should be.....Stealing.
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posted on
08/03/2004 9:43:06 AM PDT
by
EggsAckley
(.....John Edwards: The political equivalent of breast implants.....)
To: jerod
That's what I like, Johnnie, lots of specifics...
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posted on
08/03/2004 9:43:44 AM PDT
by
pabianice
To: RexBeach
The Foreign Legion is a first rate force, though it was not successful in putting down the revolt in Algeria, which the conflict in Iraq is uncomfortably close to resembling.
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posted on
08/03/2004 9:43:48 AM PDT
by
RobbyS
To: RexBeach
Quote: "Who or what did the French Foreign Legion ever lick in a fight?"
Depends, whose boots are you talking about?
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posted on
08/03/2004 9:45:30 AM PDT
by
Stag
(Gosh I'm grouchy on Monday mornings)
To: jerod
Liberals are so UNORIGINAL.
Yeah, sure have an "American Foreign Legion", AQ would LOVE that. They'd sign up and turn on us.
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posted on
08/03/2004 9:45:32 AM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: RexBeach
Actualy the Foreign Legion has historicaly been one of Frances best fighting forces....I believe it has something to do with the soldiers not being French.
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posted on
08/03/2004 9:45:49 AM PDT
by
cengel3
To: jerod
I believe the French Foreign Legion offers French citizenship to those who fight for 5 years.
Now, assuming we have enough sense to seal the borders and start kicking out the illegals already here, it's a great idea to get someone their citizenship. Plus, it would force them to learn English and develop at least some kind of marketable skill for when they're done in the program. 5 years seems about right.
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posted on
08/03/2004 9:46:20 AM PDT
by
July 4th
(You need to click "Abstimmen")
To: cengel3
Yup, you've got it. It's made up of foreign bada$$e$ who have the incomprehensible desire to fight for France.
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posted on
08/03/2004 9:48:15 AM PDT
by
July 4th
(You need to click "Abstimmen")
To: July 4th
i read its a 7 years commitment, they give you french citizenship, a new identity (if wanted) and a pardon of all crimes with a guarentee of no extradition.
To: jerod
I really dont understand how a guy so stupid got into Yale....and graduated
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posted on
08/03/2004 10:00:01 AM PDT
by
joesnuffy
(Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
To: RexBeach
"attract enough international help in Iraq to make it a "reasonable" goal to replace most U.S. troops stationed there with foreign forces,"
Yeah... kerry can attract, and replace American Soldiers with the same number of french soldiers as was on the beach at Normandy!!!
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posted on
08/03/2004 10:08:11 AM PDT
by
Dacus943
To: July 4th
Now, assuming we have enough sense to seal the borders and start kicking out the illegals already here, it's a great idea to get someone their citizenship. Plus, it would force them to learn English and develop at least some kind of marketable skill for when they're done in the program. 5 years seems about right. I aboslutely do not favor a US foreign legion. We have no problem recruiting for our armed forces. There are foreingers who join our armed forces now, but they are integrated into regular outfits with US citizens. Do you think the French Foreign Legion only exists to prevent French boys from dying fighting for France? They exist also so that they can used to put down domestic riots. Foreign soldiers aren't likely to question orders to shoot Frenchmen. I do not want an outfit like that in the US.
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posted on
08/03/2004 10:09:03 AM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: KevinDavis
In its heyday, the French Foreign Legion was mainly comprised of German expatriates who had just been beaten by the allies in WWII. It is still a first rate force (one of the few, if only France has) but its glory days are long since past.
As far as an American Foreign Legion, well that is just plain stupid. We currently have green card holders in the service, fighting for us, and their citizenship in our great land. A copy of the French Foreign Legion could do no more, nor less that what the U.S. Military already does.
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posted on
08/03/2004 10:12:27 AM PDT
by
CompSciGuy
("I speak softly and carry a big stick" -- Teddy Roosevelt, Progressive Reforming Republican)
To: jerod; All
Kerry has apparently ripped off Mark K. Roberts. Roberts already wrote a series of action books about a American Foreign Legion called "The Liberty Corps".
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posted on
08/03/2004 10:15:49 AM PDT
by
Jacob Kell
(The beatings will continue until the morale improves-Cmdr. of the Imperial Japanese Sub. Force)
To: Docbarleypop
"i read its a 7 years commitment, they give you french citizenship, a new identity (if wanted) and a pardon of all crimes with a guarentee of no extradition." They stole the idea from Islam.
To: jerod
The French Foreign Legion is the only military unit(s) the french have that are able / willing to fight.
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posted on
08/03/2004 10:21:07 AM PDT
by
taxcontrol
(People are entitled to their opinion - no matter how wrong it is.)
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