Worth Remembering....

[ex401mp]

When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell
was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for
Iraq were just an example of empire building' by George Bush.

He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has
sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to
fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land
we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that
did not return.

You could have heard a pin drop.

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Then there was a conference in France where a number of
international engineers were taking part, including French
and American. During a break one of the French engineers
came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest
dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier
to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he
intended to do, bomb them?' A Boeing engineer stood up and
replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board
that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear
powered and can supply emergency electrical power to
shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity
to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce
several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each
day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in
transporting victims and injured to and from
their flight deck..

We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?'

You could have heard a pin drop.

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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that
included Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian
and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself
standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel
from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in
English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral
suddenly complained that, 'whereas Europeans learn many
languages, Americans learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why
is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences
rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the American
Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies
and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

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AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...

A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France
on a tour. Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in
Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to
locate his passport in his carry on. "You have been to France
before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr.
Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.
"Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.
" The American said, "The last time I was here,I didn't have to
show it." "Impossible. Americans always have to show your
passports on arrival in France!" The American senior gave
the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained.
"Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in
'44 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find any damn
Frenchmen to show it to."

You could have heard a pin drop

Cant vouch for them being true, but it's still a good read anyway.

[mavriktu]

I have recieved this one many times,and have read it every time,and enjoy it more every time.I have never checked it out because I WANTED it to be true.BUT,you asked,so I checked,cant vouch for them all but at least the first.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/powell.asp

[Ender]

Seen it countless times. REALLY like the last one.

Even though most are probably not true, still good examples of what we as Americans are about.

[jmur5074]

Whether it's true or not it's a great read.

[mack]

I agree, don't care if they are true or not, just shows our pride in our country. I'm so sick of other countries putting the US down yet feel free to take our money when they need assistance.