CAN YOU HEAR A PIN?

HERE ARE SOME SHARP ANSWERS AS TO WHY WE, THE UNITED STATES, DO CERTAIN THINGS THAT APPEAR TO BOTHER SOME FOLKS. DAA.



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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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 doesFrance 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 British, Canadians, Australians and Americans
arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

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THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THOSE ABOVE...

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 gave the Frenchman a long hard
look. Then he quietly explained:

''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help
liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a
passport to."

You could have heard a pin drop.

If you are proud to be an American, pass this on!