Feb 14th New York Post

[Caesar]

>Anyone see the front of the post today?  Apparently,
>even former mayor Kotch is sayiong the French would
>all speak German

One see better arguments in kindergarten :)

By that reasoning USA would not even exist and still be a colonial part of Great Britain.

Sure, it's not a good argument, but it is true isn't it? :P

It's true to some extent, but in my opinion irrelevant. Like Caesar says, whatever the US did in the past for France should not dictate French foreign policy. If you use the "they owe it" attitude, you're arguing along the lines that something should only be done if you're going to get something in return. Let's also not forget that the liberation as France (which the Canadians and British had a hand in too, last time I checked ;)) was important not just for France but from a tactical standpoint for the whole on a wider scale.

Actually, I generally believe that you should only do something if you're going to get something in return, but that's a whole other topic.

I think the real point here is that it's a lot easier to make funny comments about the French than it is to actually address the issue at hand. Sadly, that's how a lot of political rhetoric works. Some politicians will say whatever gets a reaction, regardless of whether or not it's wholly relevant, and in cases like this, regardless of whether it's completely true and fully representational of the true situation. That's why whenever I hear them speaking i like, to paraphrase Lewis Black, to take out a pencil, sharpen it, and shove it in my ear. :P