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French aircraft carrier heads home
BBC News ^
| 02/17/2003
Posted on 02/17/2003 3:04:47 PM PST by dighton
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posted on
02/17/2003 3:04:47 PM PST
by
dighton
To: dighton
Probably forgot to wind it up ...
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posted on
02/17/2003 3:05:18 PM PST
by
strela
(Magog Brothers Atlantis Carpet Reclaimers)
To: dighton
Must have gotten low on wine and cheese (but still plenty of whine).
To: strela
Practicing surrendering?
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posted on
02/17/2003 3:08:21 PM PST
by
Normal4me
To: dighton
Didn't the CDG lose a screw while underway recently?
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posted on
02/17/2003 3:08:26 PM PST
by
Riley
To: dighton
could be used to deploy French aircraft to join any war on Iraq. Question is - on which side?
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posted on
02/17/2003 3:09:02 PM PST
by
Tennessee_Bob
(I've made money on the internet and you can too! Call me at 1-900-555-1212 for helpful tips!)
To: dighton
I think the're not heading to the Gulf because they know the Iraqi's can out surrender them, and the French don't want to look bad at one of the few things the're world class at.
To: dighton
They are French. They were undoubtedly afraid of getting too close to potential hostilities. They weren't sure they had a white flag big enough for a ship that size.
To: dighton
Merde! And thees propellor was supposed to ave a one year guantee!
To: Normal4me
There is of course no truth to the rumor that French sailors must be over 6 feet tall to enlist. That way, they can walk home when their ship sinks.
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posted on
02/17/2003 3:11:05 PM PST
by
strela
(Magog Brothers Atlantis Carpet Reclaimers)
To: dighton
Probably running low on coal.
11
posted on
02/17/2003 3:11:28 PM PST
by
greydog
To: dighton
From there - or from closer to the Gulf - the French vessel could be used to deploy French aircraft the French airplane to join any war on surrender to Iraq.
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posted on
02/17/2003 3:12:30 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(To look into the eyes of the wolf is to see your soul)
To: dighton
Haha...
The article comes off like "Awe man, the French arent gonna play".
I say go the hell home and dont come back! Punk!
Haha...my earnest prayer is that the French arent "given" a place in this fight. I am not concerned with what they want...I dont want us to "give" them a spot on the team.
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posted on
02/17/2003 3:12:52 PM PST
by
VaBthang4
(c)
To: Riley; aculeus; general_re; BlueLancer; Poohbah; hellinahandcart
Didn't the CDG lose a screw while underway recently?As the article says, "a potent symbol of French military power."
;-)
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posted on
02/17/2003 3:12:57 PM PST
by
dighton
To: dighton
The U.S. Navy has "vessels."
The French Navy has "weassels."
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posted on
02/17/2003 3:13:24 PM PST
by
martin_fierro
(oh, did I say that out loud?)
To: dighton
Ahh, those wacky french, and their dinghys.
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posted on
02/17/2003 3:13:34 PM PST
by
widgysoft
(< Woo and Yay! >)
To: dighton
The French are retreating, having realized they are out-manned in the Gulf.
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posted on
02/17/2003 3:13:58 PM PST
by
balls
To: dighton
A more fundamental question is:
Why does France even have an aircraft carrier?
To: dighton
Well when the war gets going and the French roll over for Iraqi....I hope Tony Blair does a Churchill and sinks the damm French Navy again.... lest in fall in enemy hands
To: dighton
I think a midnight mission is in order... A couple decent sized paint ballons filled with yellow should suffice...
SR
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posted on
02/17/2003 3:14:47 PM PST
by
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