Alot of people have been making fun of the French Army on FR, with the surrendering and the cheese, all very funny. But you have hit the nail on the head - push the French far enough and they will explode. I for one hope they do - it might go a long way toward dispelling the myth of a country scraed to fight for what's right.
Shall we give them longer than the "two weeks" it took to surrender to the Germans?
The French have nothing to fight for!! Right...Wrong... it's all relative.
The French government pursued the "feed the crocodile" path and now they find themselves caught up in it themselves. Unless the French can convince these "terrorists" to find another enemy, Caliphate looms!!!
I'm surprised to hear that the French can "explode". And I am waiting to see just what that looks like. Any historical references would help.
"Alot of people have been making fun of the French Army on FR, with the surrendering and the cheese, all very funny. But you have hit the nail on the head - push the French far enough and they will explode. I for one hope they do - it might go a long way toward dispelling the myth of a country scraed to fight for what's right."
Screw the French. They are traiterous scumbags who would sell their mother for oil. The french hold nothing of value and has held nothing of value for over one hundred years. They goto bed with muslims and wake up with sand fleas who are now destroying Paris. They side with IRAQ, LIBYA, and anyone else opposed to the USA. They hang out with criminals and then are surprised when their house gets burglarized.
Really though, I don't care for the frogs.
It's no myth. They will, however, fight for their own interests.
I said this almost a month ago:
France could change its entire perception in the world community if it was the country that eventually ended up bombing Iran. For the first time in a long time, they would be putting military might behind its diplomacy.
It couldn't have been foreseen that they would now be facing armed insurrection, and apparently there is very active trade with Eastern Europe for weapons like rocket launchers and AK-47s, but if France finally goes postal on the 5 million Muslims in their 'cites' around Paris, then seeing France bomb Iran is a definite possibility.
Here's a certainty: Chirac is done, and the Bush bashing from France is now done too. Same with Germany. Not a peep from Europe during the 2006 cycle.