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Posted: 7/4/2015 11:31:16 AM EDT
Considering their help during the Revolutionary War and all that?
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Posted: 7/4/2015 11:34:56 AM EDT
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Honestly we should recognize them for what they did. Our little revolution was a WORLD war.
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Posted: 7/4/2015 11:37:55 AM EDT
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Honestly we should recognize them for what they did. Our little revolution was a WORLD war. The Lafayette Escadrille & Lafayette Flying Corps didn't forget during WW1. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 11:42:57 AM EDT
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No.
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Posted: 7/4/2015 11:47:25 AM EDT
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You're welcome!
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Posted: 7/4/2015 11:47:58 AM EDT
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Imperial France helped us, after the french revolution we were basically at war with France for a few years Quasi War
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Posted: 7/4/2015 11:49:59 AM EDT
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What was that line?
Declared in the north, waged in the south, won by the French. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 11:52:55 AM EDT
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I'll eat an extra piece of garlic French bread with my BBQ today. But that's as far as I'll go. 
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Posted: 7/4/2015 11:53:05 AM EDT
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There's no need to thank France.
First, the government of France which gave aid to the colonists is long gone. Second the government of France had it's own motives for its actions. Helping the colonists was at the bottom of the list. Recognizing that without the assistance of an established government the colonists would probably have failed is very important. Thanking France is not. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 11:54:12 AM EDT
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Honestly we should recognize them for what they did. Our little revolution was a WORLD war. The royals helped us....but when it was the people's turn to revolt against them we did not help them.... We paid our debt to them in WW1,WW2 I'd say. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 11:57:02 AM EDT
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It's nice to remember their place in our history.
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Posted: 7/4/2015 11:59:45 AM EDT
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France saved us.
Within 20 years we were shooting at them. We've since saved France twice. I'd say we're square. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 12:19:11 PM EDT
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France saved us. Within 20 years we were shooting at them. We've since saved France twice. I'd say we're square. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 12:32:47 PM EDT
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Honestly we should recognize them for what they did. Our little revolution was a WORLD war. absolutely. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 12:34:24 PM EDT
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the USA already did on WWI and WWII, then probably again in WWIII
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Posted: 7/4/2015 12:52:11 PM EDT
[#15]
I thought Mel Gibson and that French guy from Bad Boys fought Bob Ross to determine the final design of the Confederate flag.
ETA: 1812!!!!!!! |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 12:53:56 PM EDT
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We have thanked them twice already in blood. So no.
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Posted: 7/4/2015 1:54:04 PM EDT
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I like how that little tid-bit is just conveniently left out of all history books in schools.
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Posted: 7/4/2015 1:55:54 PM EDT
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There's no need to thank France. First, the government of France which gave aid to the colonists is long gone. Second the government of France had it's own motives for its actions. Helping the colonists was at the bottom of the list. Recognizing that without the assistance of an established government the colonists would probably have failed is very important. Thanking France is not. lol So based on that logic, nobody in Europe should be grateful for the U.S. Help in WW2, right? |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 1:56:32 PM EDT
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France saved us. Within 20 years we were shooting at them. We've since saved France twice. I'd say we're square. I think that's the best way of looking at it.
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Posted: 7/4/2015 2:03:04 PM EDT
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I think that's the best way of looking at it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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France saved us. Within 20 years we were shooting at them. We've since saved France twice. I'd say we're square. I think that's the best way of looking at it. Well said. I think France gets a bad rap for the most part. Many of the small towns and villages still celebrate the liberation and think highly of the US. I would like to visit there someday. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 2:05:00 PM EDT
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I watched Le Tour this morning, that has to count for something
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Posted: 7/4/2015 2:10:36 PM EDT
[#22]
We should. They gave us the Statue of Liberty. In return, I say we give them, Kim and Kanye.
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Posted: 7/4/2015 2:17:38 PM EDT
[#23]
Square? Yes.
Does that mean we shouldn't thank them? No. Certainly not. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 2:19:24 PM EDT
[#24]
Yes, unequivocally
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Posted: 7/4/2015 2:21:22 PM EDT
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France saved us. Within 20 years we were shooting at them. We've since saved France twice. I'd say we're square. Yep...Omaha....Utah...gold....Juno.....sword............. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 2:21:49 PM EDT
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No. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 2:29:03 PM EDT
[#27]
Yeah its not like the French appreciated American sacrifice or even mention the US during the D-Day memorials
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Posted: 7/4/2015 3:08:07 PM EDT
[#28]
The right answer is " Yes"
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Posted: 7/4/2015 3:26:43 PM EDT
[#29]
The French have the interests of the French first and foremost. If any help by was to be provided to anyone, it had to be advantageous to them, or they would not intervene.
Had the opportunity not been to bruise the Brits and possible gain some of their winnings in the process, they wouldn't have helped. I don't think they gave two sh*ts about what the Colonists were doing for themselves, as long as they were giving the red coats trouble they were completely satisfied. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 3:31:00 PM EDT
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The French have the interests of the French first and foremost. If any help by was to be provided to anyone, it had to be advantageous to them, or they would not intervene. Kind of like the United States right? And any other country on this planet. 
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Posted: 7/4/2015 3:37:27 PM EDT
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Yeah its not like the French appreciated American sacrifice or even mention the US during the D-Day memorials http://i.imgur.com/cduqh22.jpg But the French don't need to be thankful though. It was just the Americans repaying a debt. Debtors gotta pay. Also America did nothing in WWI, so quit mentioning it. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 3:40:38 PM EDT
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The right answer is " Yes" Je suis en accord! |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 3:42:39 PM EDT
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Yeah its not like the French appreciated American sacrifice or even mention the US during the D-Day memorials http://i.imgur.com/cduqh22.jpg That one did it for me. Im not one to tear up over the internet, but God is there so much to cry for in that picture. 
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Posted: 7/4/2015 3:46:43 PM EDT
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That one did it for me. Im not one to tear up over the internet, but God is there so much to cry for in that picture. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yeah its not like the French appreciated American sacrifice or even mention the US during the D-Day memorials http://i.imgur.com/cduqh22.jpg That one did it for me. Im not one to tear up over the internet, but God is there so much to cry for in that picture. I've not seen that before. Very powerful photo. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 3:49:09 PM EDT
[#35]
Don't forget to thank Spain and the Dutch too for their contributions.
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Posted: 7/4/2015 3:52:27 PM EDT
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That one did it for me. Im not one to tear up over the internet, but God is there so much to cry for in that picture. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yeah its not like the French appreciated American sacrifice or even mention the US during the D-Day memorials http://i.imgur.com/cduqh22.jpg That one did it for me. Im not one to tear up over the internet, but God is there so much to cry for in that picture. yup. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 3:56:40 PM EDT
[#37]
We should appreciate the help regardless of motive.
Not that we didn't pay it back a couple times since then. We at least acknowledged Lafayette during WWI.  |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 3:58:46 PM EDT
[#38]
Of course we should.
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Posted: 7/4/2015 4:08:08 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: We should. They gave us the Statue of Liberty. In return, I say we give them, Kim and Kanye. , how about not having to speak German (unless they want to)? |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 4:14:13 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What was that line? Declared in the north, waged in the south, won by the French. Never heard that saying, sounds accurate though. Except for Valley Forge . But as others have said, we repaid that debt, twice. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 4:14:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah its not like the French appreciated American sacrifice or even mention the US during the D-Day memorials http://i.imgur.com/cduqh22.jpg Wow, that is amazing! I've never seen that picture before. Thank you for posting it. Any back story on it? I lived in Paris from '77-79 to learn French (parents were missionaries) and my baby-sitter (in her late 50's early 60's) use to tell me tales of how joyful she was when the American liberated her village in '44. She adamantly stated (with tears in her eyes) that she kissed GIs till her lips were tired! She made a lasting impression on that 7-8 year old and I'm not just talking about the yummy horse meat she fed me!!! It (the stories, not the horse meat) help awaken a love for all-things history in me that survives till this day. Hmmm, where does one find some tasty horse flesh???? |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 4:16:24 PM EDT
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Certainly not Jim France
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Posted: 7/4/2015 4:25:53 PM EDT
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But the French don't need to be thankful though. It was just the Americans repaying a debt. Debtors gotta pay. Also America did nothing in WWI, so quit mentioning it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yeah its not like the French appreciated American sacrifice or even mention the US during the D-Day memorials http://i.imgur.com/cduqh22.jpg But the French don't need to be thankful though. It was just the Americans repaying a debt. Debtors gotta pay. Also America did nothing in WWI, so quit mentioning it. We were quite late indeed. Our food, our ammo and even our rifles were on time but we got paid for them I do believe. Not to mention we had plenty of folks there in other nation's uniforms before Wilson made up his mind. We were slow but not as slow in the next WW too. Lots of Americans were in the British and even Canadian services because they didn't want to wait. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 4:31:31 PM EDT
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France saved us. Within 20 years we were shooting at them. We've since saved France twice. I'd say we're square. Yep, the greatest generation squared things up to us. Thankfully, most of them have passed on so they won't have to witness their sacrifice being waisted. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 4:38:01 PM EDT
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The right answer is " Yes" +1, let's use the Statue of Liberty as a reminder of the positive links between the USA and France. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 4:42:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Square? Yes. Does that mean we shouldn't thank them? No. Certainly not. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 4:52:34 PM EDT
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Wow, that is amazing! I've never seen that picture before. Thank you for posting it. Any back story on it? I lived in Paris from '77-79 to learn French (parents were missionaries) and my baby-sitter (in her late 50's early 60's) use to tell me tales of how joyful she was when the American showed up in her village in '44. She adamantly stated (with tears in her eyes) that she kissed GIs till her lips were tired! She made a lasting impression on that 7-8 year old and I'm not just talking about the yummy horse meat she fed me!!! It (the stories, not the horse meat) help awaken a love for all-things history in me that survives till this day. Hmmm, where does one find some tasty horse flesh???? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yeah its not like the French appreciated American sacrifice or even mention the US during the D-Day memorials http://i.imgur.com/cduqh22.jpg Wow, that is amazing! I've never seen that picture before. Thank you for posting it. Any back story on it? I lived in Paris from '77-79 to learn French (parents were missionaries) and my baby-sitter (in her late 50's early 60's) use to tell me tales of how joyful she was when the American showed up in her village in '44. She adamantly stated (with tears in her eyes) that she kissed GIs till her lips were tired! She made a lasting impression on that 7-8 year old and I'm not just talking about the yummy horse meat she fed me!!! It (the stories, not the horse meat) help awaken a love for all-things history in me that survives till this day. Hmmm, where does one find some tasty horse flesh???? Foto is around the Normandy landings and shows French farmers laying flowers on a dead American soldier. It's quite a known foto here. I'm suprised its not more wel known in the US. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 4:57:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Foto is around the Normandy landings and shows French farmers laying flowers on a dead American soldier. It's quite a known foto here. I'm suprised its not more wel known in the US. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Yeah its not like the French appreciated American sacrifice or even mention the US during the D-Day memorials http://i.imgur.com/cduqh22.jpg Wow, that is amazing! I've never seen that picture before. Thank you for posting it. Any back story on it? I lived in Paris from '77-79 to learn French (parents were missionaries) and my baby-sitter (in her late 50's early 60's) use to tell me tales of how joyful she was when the American showed up in her village in '44. She adamantly stated (with tears in her eyes) that she kissed GIs till her lips were tired! She made a lasting impression on that 7-8 year old and I'm not just talking about the yummy horse meat she fed me!!! It (the stories, not the horse meat) help awaken a love for all-things history in me that survives till this day. Hmmm, where does one find some tasty horse flesh???? Foto is around the Normandy landings and shows French farmers laying flowers on a dead American soldier. It's quite a known foto here. I'm suprised its not more wel known in the US.  |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 4:59:27 PM EDT
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France saved us. Within 20 years we were shooting at them. We've since saved France twice. I'd say we're square. Yup. They were on the verge of learning German on two seperate occasions. They can kiss our ass if they have a problem with America. |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 5:18:20 PM EDT
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Of course. It shouldn't be about keeping a ledger of who helped who.
And Lafayette is an American hero. Interesting thing I read, he was buried in Paris with dirt from Bunker Hill. Nice gesture. |
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