Yeah, kick duplicitous snail-eaters while they're down--that's my motto...

Tony Blankley isn't impressed, either.

The list of countries under the French whip is ironic: Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Romania and Bulgaria. All these countries were on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain during the Age of Communism. They were unlucky enough to be occupied by the Soviet Red Army in the closing months of WWII and thus lived in enforced slavery for half a century. But geography was destiny. France was occupied by American, British, Canadian and other British Empire troops, and was thus saved from such a fate by their English- speaking liberators. It is worth recalling that while French soldiers were throwing down their rifles in 1940 as the Germans advanced, the flower of Polish manhood charged into the invading Nazi tanks on horseback in the last and most gallant cavalry charge in history. Of course, they were killed to the last man. While the Poles were dying with their boots on, the French were living on their knee-pads (during which, they cheerfully ferreted out and shipped their French Jews off to the German death camps). How dare the French attempt to blackmail the Poles -- of all people (and the Czechs and Slovaks, who they helped to sell out at Munich).

Ooohhh, that's gonna hurt tomorrow.

The French also gave up American airmen - my father was a gunner in a B-24 shot down over France. He parachuted safely to the ground and was hiding his parachute in a ditch when a French woman happened along. He pulled out the list of French phrases the Air Corps provided him - and asked for help since, of course, we were supposed to be liberating the French. The French woman left - and came back with a German soldier. My father spent 2 1/2 years in a Nazi prison camp.

Well, a little off-topic, but that charging tanks with cavalry bit is a myth. They had cavalry (like a lot of countries did at the beginning of WWII - Russia used it throughout the war) but they didn't charge tanks with it fer chrissake. Think about it. No one would be that stupid.

The idea was to have the mobility of horses but actually fight dismounted, which they did.

It is correct though that at least Poland went down with a fight.

If you think that smarted, wait until you see the bruises form thisDen Beste piece on French unilateralism.

"It is correct though that at least Poland went down with a fight."

The French lost 100,000 men before the Nazis took control. They also fought to hold back the Germans while the British retreated at Dunkirk.

Let's not minimize the number of losses France took fighting the Nazis.

I believe our county has paid back Lafayette many times. it is time to let the French go their own socialist ways to obscurity.

I believe our county has paid back Lafayette many times. it is time to let the French go their own socialist ways to obscurity.

> The French lost 100,000 men before the Nazis took control. They also fought to hold back the Germans while the British retreated at Dunkirk.

Even rabbits will fight when cornered so the above is actually evidence of German incompetence (or a shortage of white flags).

The Germans mostly got it right - the vast majority of the French Army surrendered without significant incident.

And then the French went about sucking up to their new masters, in that "nuanced" sort of way.

The French have a way of making cowardice and lack of principle look "sophisticated," don't they?

Perhaps, but if we must sling mud (and I have no love for the French these days) we must not forget that following the conguest of Poland, the Germans had no lack of Polish volunteers to halp round up the Jews.

Its always fascinated me that the most vaunted unit in the French military is the Foreign Legion. When people speak about the French in WWII they forget the French contributed far less than the Poles. About the only brave Frenchmen one can point out are the members of the Charlemagne SS Division who were among the last defenders of Berlin.

One day the French will get rid of their knee pads and white flags. But this will probably happen about the same time as our politicians develop a sense of duty and honor.

MR Rand Simberg
"the flower of Polish manhood charged into the invading Nazi tanks on horseback in the last and most gallant cavalry charge in history"

take look at
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_krojanty.html

Unfortunately part your statement is not true

Polack

MR Rand Simberg
"the flower of Polish manhood charged into the invading Nazi tanks on horseback in the last and most gallant cavalry charge in history"

take look at
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_krojanty.html

Unfortunately part your statement is not true

Polack

MR Rand Simberg
"the flower of Polish manhood charged into the invading Nazi tanks on horseback in the last and most gallant cavalry charge in history"

take look at
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_krojanty.html

Unfortunately part your statement is not true

Polack