Obama; France is the USA's Strongest Ally
Discussion
Aids said:
I will always remember George W`s remark about the French not having a word for entrepeneur!!
Class, utter class
God I miss him..Class, utter class
The world news is just not as entertaining anymore
Used to be more of a highlight than Saturday night TV
Edited by Spiritual_Beggar on Tuesday 11th January 16:18
Seriously though, cannot see either man surviving after 2012, given the economic problems facing both countries.
Judging from experience from my visits to Texas and California a few months ago. President Obama is exactly Mr Popular.
Notwithstanding a Democrat governor was elected in California in November, 2010.
Judging from experience from my visits to Texas and California a few months ago. President Obama is exactly Mr Popular.
Notwithstanding a Democrat governor was elected in California in November, 2010.
Puggit said:
At a grass-roots level, the average American loves the Brits. They understand who has stood shoulder to shoulder with them through many incidents and wars.
As for the French? The average American treats them with the contempt that the French treat the rest of the world with
To be honest, that's my experience of Americans too from Uni students to the military, not big fans of the French As for the French? The average American treats them with the contempt that the French treat the rest of the world with
Ooh - Politician in buttering up someone he needs something from shocker!
I find the most disturbing aspect of this article is the pathetically needy attitude of some Brits towards the Yanks - they don't love us, they're our allies because they need something from us, and vice versa.
We'll all be China's bh in 30 years' time anyway.
I find the most disturbing aspect of this article is the pathetically needy attitude of some Brits towards the Yanks - they don't love us, they're our allies because they need something from us, and vice versa.
We'll all be China's bh in 30 years' time anyway.
One wonders what he wants from France now. Assuming it isn't Mrs Sarkozy, of course. They do have some very different international relations to the US/UK ones. Their oil deals in particular were close to switching to Euros at one point and that would hurt America badly.
And they most definitely have an army; their Foreign Legion was practically in Baghdad before being recalled in the first Gulf War.
And they most definitely have an army; their Foreign Legion was practically in Baghdad before being recalled in the first Gulf War.
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