[cicero's_son]

Wow, so because your father and grandfather fought in the European wars of the last century, you--their offspring--are entitled to eternal and unqualified fealty from France and Germany?

I guess you must believe in Reparations, too.

And if those two petulant child-states keep it up, I'm not opposed to us seizing them in the name of those who fell at Normandy, for starters.

Yes. By all means, let us conquer the petulant children for no other reason than a disagreement over how to handle Iraq. That'll teach them maturity.

[IncPen]

Wow, so because your father and grandfather fought in the European wars of the last century, you--their offspring--are entitled to eternal and unqualified fealty from France and Germany?

Had either of those men lost their lives in defense of the cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys or those other twerps, I'd not be here. The same holds true for my offspring. You're damn right I expect something.

I guess you must believe in Reparations, too.

No, I call it insurance. My son will not die for their lack of courage. Freedom has a price. If they don't have the fortitude to respect and preserve what they very nearly lost (twice) then I posit that they don't deserve it. And I daresay, with Germany's performance the last hundred years THEY more than anyone ought understand the necessity of defeating a tyrant before his tyranny takes hold. The French we'll excuse from that bit of it because I'm quite sure they'll surrender the point anyway

And if those two petulant child-states keep it up, I'm not opposed to us seizing them in the name of those who fell at Normandy, for starters.

Yes. By all means, let us conquer the petulant children for no other reason than a disagreement over how to handle Iraq. That'll teach them maturity.

It's a forward war of political prophylaxis: either you're with us, or you're with the terrorists.

The Bush Doctrine, cicero.

Live by it.