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To: RoosterRedux
The French have a long way to go to prove that they can fight and fight well.

The only modern military legacy they have is Napoleon and Marshall Petain at Verdun in WWI.

We must give the frogs credit though, they are showing more balls and leadership than the Eunuch in the White House over the last 7 years...

2 posted on 11/17/2015 5:50:06 AM PST by Netz
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To: Netz

Don’t sell the French short. Trust me. If they want to, they can kick some SERIOUS ass.


6 posted on 11/17/2015 5:55:52 AM PST by tgusa (gun control: hitting your target.)
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To: Netz

You left out Dien Bien Phu


25 posted on 11/17/2015 7:00:46 AM PST by databoss
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To: Netz
'The only modern military legacy they have is Napoleon and Marshall Petain at Verdun in WWI.'

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kolwezi

30 posted on 11/17/2015 7:25:44 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Netz

Sorry, but you need to do some research. Who do you think made the massive tank sweep during the first Gulf War that drove Saddam’s elite into a corner? According to my son, an ANGLICO Marine who was there, “The French were about the only ones besides us who knew what the hell they were doing. I’d support them anytime.” He’s a fighting Marine and he admires the French. Need I say more?
Just as a comparison, France has 4 Aircraft Carriers. I believe Great Britain has one. France is also a nuclear power and ranks #6 worldwide in Military Strength.
Why don’t you find out what Army broke the German supply lines in Italy. It wasn’t us regardless of the destruction of Monte Cassino.
A suggested reading list would include, Generals Philip LeClerc. Maxime Weygand, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Alphonse Juin, Henri H. Geraud, and de Gaulle of course, just for starters.
I don’t mean to be argumentative, but it is really upsetting to see outrageous statements go unchallenged.


31 posted on 11/17/2015 7:26:25 AM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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