French to join war on Iraq

Clinton News Network | 30 Jan 03 | John Smith

[elhombrelibre]

Paris - In a stunning reversal of policy, French President Jacques Chirac announced today that the French government will be supporting the War on Terror after all. Five hundred soldiers from the elite L’Abandonnement du Field d’Honneur Battalion (French Surrender Battalion) of the Legion Etrangere (Foreign Legion) are in the process of shipping out to Iraq where they will assist the elite Iraqi Republican Guards in their inevitable surrender to the overwhelming might of the American Armed Forces. “Eet ees important to be haughty and insufferable when surrendering,” said Colonel Philippe de Peepee, the Commanding Officer of the Surrender Battalion, who has personally surrendered in over 200 battles going back to Dien Bien Phu in 1954. “We French are the world masters at surrendering, n’est ce pas, not like you arrogant Americans who never surrender. Ha, I spit on your filthy American victories.”

President Chirac also announced that his government will be sending 3000 advisors from the elite Force du Collaborateur Francaise (French Collaboration Force) to assist the Iraqis in collaborating with the Americans while pretending to be part of a non-existent resistance movement.

[MHGinTN]

IMHO, it is sad but reality that we cannot now trust the French to not collaborate with the enemy. We cannot afford and it would be foolishness, to expose our troops to the possible treachery of the French seeing that they have been dealing treacherously (treachery toward the UN resolutions and embargos) with Iraq up to this week. There is no nice way to put it, the French should not be trust and would only be a liability to the war effort.

[Smittie]

French Military rifles for sale, Excellent Condition, Only laid down once and never fired!

[elhombrelibre]

You realize most of the foreign legion is not French, right?

[txradioguy]

Yes I do. But they thought of it. Have to give them props for that. But had someone suggested a force like that today, it would have never been formed.

[RogueIsland]

French to join war on Iraq...

...Surrender terms being negotiated.

[jmaroneps37]

This is good news. Everybody has something to bring to the effort. The frogs, since the don't wash and are so annoying, can interogate prisoners. Two minutes in a room with an arrogant smelly frog and saddam's "tough republican guardsmen" will give up anything they know.

[Arpege92]

It's time to celebrate.....razor's for all the women of France!!!

[cynicom]

Got their surrender towels at the ready....

[techcor]

Excellent idea. The French join the Iraqis, that way they'll surrender faster. I like it.

[rmvh]

Its the brave Vichy French all over again...

[nicmarlo]

They'll bring the cheese.

But not without the whine.

[FBD]

For a history of French "Warfare": Find "The Perfidy (treachery) Of The French

[Lando Lincoln]

Gravity does funny things to a French military rifle.

[FBD]

Link to FR Thread: A History of French "Warfare" (hilarious)

[FBD]

I'll try that again: A History Of French "Warfare" (hilarious)

[weikel]

of the Legion Etrangere (Foreign Legion)

Knocking the French is okay but don't knock the legion. They generally don't surrender( Dien Ben Phu where they were surrounded due to French political military meddling aside).

[Allan]

Bump

[PCOECSI]

One day last week I overheard an old timer who was a WWII veteran asking a Frenchman if he spoke German, when the Frenchman replied "No" the old time curtly replied "Your Welcome"

[dfwgator]

France - always there when she needs us.

[nicmarlo]

Very good! : )