David Letterman: "France wants more evidence [of Iraqi violations]. The last time France wanted more evidence, it rolled right through France with a German flag."
Dennis Miller: "The only way the French are going in is if we tell them we found truffles in Iraq."
Jay Leno: "I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of France!"
Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.: "Do you know how many Frenchmen it takes to defend Paris? It's not known, it's never been tried."
Blunt again: "Somebody was telling me about the French Army rifle that was being advertised on eBay the other day — the description was: 'Never shot. Dropped once.'"
And even an unwitting French President Jacques Chirac: "As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure."
those were some examples of the poularity of jokes about the french during the beginning of the iraq war.
2007-01-18 23:25:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Don't forget Rummy's "Axis of Weasel".
2007-01-18 23:30:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Relations between France and the US have always been, and will always be, based on trade and economy, in which sometimes they converge and see eye-to-eye, and sometimes have a conflict of interests. The same applies to any relations between any two countries. The recent discord over Iraq was purely down to a clash of economical interests in the zone. Compare that to the American War of Independence, when France - happy to see a debilitated Great Britain - was also more than happy to support the then forming USA, or later when they were indirect allies in the War of 1812. When everybody´s happily trading and there are no clashes of economic or territorial interests, then you have a good relationships and suddenly normal office- and factory-workers have no beef with a distant nation they´ve never visited anyway and never will. If there is a clash, politicians and media will stir up the public into the most ludicrous mutual hatred of people on the other side of the world. It´s a cheap political game, and unfortunately most of us all around the world fall for it .
2007-01-19 16:16:21 · answer #2 · answered by alexsuricata 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you guys use the statue of liberty as a symbol of america and that came from france, perhaps when you rip that down and use it for scrap , one will be able to say america truly hates france. but i think many americans are upset at france just now because before this iraq war france said iraq had no wmd and therefore did not want to commit troops to a guaranteed quagmire, and now well huh the french were right after all no wmd and a quagmire. perhaps america could learn a thing or two from france. france and america are both republics.
2007-01-19 07:33:21 · answer #3 · answered by lat0ria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally always liked France. It's just one of those issues where cultural differences get in the way and neither side wants to budge. Here in North America, there's an indigenous influence that created our admiration of strong fighters.
2007-01-19 08:51:14 · answer #4 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure it will, until France is completely Muslim then it will just be a hate hate. Those few french that are left will be over here in the US or Canada.
2007-01-19 07:34:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where are the WMD, man ?
2007-01-22 07:08:42 · answer #6 · answered by dfbd d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋