February 16, 2003, 02:53
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French naval program includes sister ship to the de Gaulle:
http: http://www.defense-aerospace.com/dat...es/data/fe251/
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February 16, 2003, 02:58
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Carriers like that are only built for one thing. That can be called protecting interests over seas or it can be called Imperialism.
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Every country that has major interest outside of its own borders will try to project some type of power to influence those interest in a manner that will positively affect their interest. Countries that have the ability will project military power (it has been said more than once that the military is the last resort of the diplomat). The fact is that most countries would choose this method of projecting power if they were able. This ability does not in itself make a country imperialistic.
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February 16, 2003, 03:03
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Now hear THIS!
Look at the perdy pics, then read the blurb at the very bottom.
The Frenchies are already assigned to the task force! It appears to say that some French ships are "already there"!
http://www.warshipsifr.com/pages/ter..._special5.html
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February 16, 2003, 03:05
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I wonder if they will leave their German butt buddies swinging in the wind?
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Did anyone else see "Weekend Update" tonight? Tina Fey made a great joke about France and Germany opposing a war in Iraq together and then announcing that they are "gay and in love."
It's funny cuz it's true...
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February 16, 2003, 09:16
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Was that a "great joke" ?
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February 16, 2003, 09:27
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It's pretty far fetched to automatically assume the carrier is headed for the Persian Gulf to take part in the war...
"Pull my finger."
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February 16, 2003, 09:36
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Isn't it obvious they are going on holiday? I've heard Dubai is very nice this time of year
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February 16, 2003, 10:59
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Originally posted by Timexwatch
They're just delivering a lot of Croissants...
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mmmmmmmmm.......... I hope so! Our boys in blue deserve yummy croissants! Perhaps they could stop off on this side of the Atlantic on their way back home and drop some off here!
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February 16, 2003, 11:12
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Originally posted by Spiffor
Was that a "great joke" ?
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By amercians standards, unfortunately so. 
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February 16, 2003, 11:55
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"Weekend Update" can be funny, but you have to be there. You can't just tell the joke on a forum. I don't know if that joke was funny or not. Actually I only laugh at about 10% of the jokes, so it probably just tickled Drakes funny bone.
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February 16, 2003, 14:00
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From Lancer's last link
Also there - as seen in reports above - are ships from France, Italy, Australia, Canada, the UK, and Holland. Strike jets from the Italian carrier Garibaldi (C551) and France's Charles de Gaulle (R 91) have been assigned to the campaign. Liaison officers from the de Gaulle and the Garibaldi have been put aboard the Theodore Roosevelt to ensure harmonised operations. France sent the Charles de Gaulle Carrier Battle Group under the deployment.
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Well, we can all sleep sounder knowing the French have sent their best ship, the Chuck E. Cheese, to join in the fray. 
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February 16, 2003, 14:03
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I think the French screwed themselves. I don't think they will be invited to the party. Bush is getting tired of this multinationalism.
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February 16, 2003, 15:22
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I predict a "Race To Bagdad" between France and the USA..... 
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February 16, 2003, 16:36
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FOX reported today that the following joke was told by a US senator (don't recall who) on the floor of the senate:
"How many Frenchmen does it take to defend Paris?"
Answer:
"They don't know, it's never been tried."
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February 16, 2003, 16:40
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I predict a "Race To Bagdad" between France and the USA.....
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The US cheats ! All their propellers work ! 
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February 16, 2003, 16:47
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Spiffor,
It's not that all our propellers work. I can tell you they don't allways. It's that we seem to have gotten an early start on you guys.
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February 16, 2003, 16:49
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If we could transport that Senator back to sept. 1914: maybe we would be lucky and a shell would cut him in half. Sadly, no time travel, so no such luck.
As for the actual point: of course the French are hedging their bets. You never know when extra planes might come handy to the war effort.
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February 16, 2003, 16:54
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Gepap doesn't get the joke.
Gepap,
They don't know how many Frenchmen it takes, because Paris has never been successfully defended.
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February 16, 2003, 17:00
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Originally posted by DuncanK
Gepap doesn't get the joke.
Gepap,
They don't know how many Frenchmen it takes, because Paris has never been successfully defended.
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DuncanK; I more than go the pityful joke, which is why I mentioned sept. 1914. Do you know what happened in sept 1914?
The US has cultivated our allinece with Western Europe for 50 years, now, because of a disagreement over this issue, we will scrap it? I am sorry, but thie tenure of W is even worse than I could have feared back in 2000.
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February 16, 2003, 17:01
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As it stands, my "pull my finger" caption is the cream of the crop of the jokes in this thread. 
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February 16, 2003, 17:13
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Gepap,
My Bad. You are right. Paris was defended then. I had forgoten about that.
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February 16, 2003, 18:20
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"Weekend Update" can be funny, but you have to be there. You can't just tell the joke on a forum. I don't know if that joke was funny or not. Actually I only laugh at about 10% of the jokes, so it probably just tickled Drakes funny bone.
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The SNL crowd seemed to like it.
You're right about jokes not being funny when just written down on a forum. You had to see the joke to get it, which is why I asked if anyone else had seen it. The way Tina Fey set it up made it hilarious...
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February 16, 2003, 20:08
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Originally posted by Jaakko
As it stands, my "pull my finger" caption is the cream of the crop of the jokes in this thread.
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i agree
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February 17, 2003, 15:53
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Oh, this one's funny. The French are threatening to have the Charles de Gaulle return to home port! Scary stuff!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2773381.stm
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February 17, 2003, 16:42
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The French don't threaten to send ships, they threaten to bring them home!
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Now Saddam is scared to death ! I told you so : leave it to us
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February 17, 2003, 17:08
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I'll believe it when I see it. Goverments change what they say every day so it is more important to see exactly what they do.
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February 17, 2003, 17:15
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Oerdin : 
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February 17, 2003, 17:19
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I think Bush already told him to go suck a lemon.
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February 17, 2003, 17:53
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From the article about the "Charles de Gaulle":
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Even the ship's name caused trouble. In 1986, President Mitterrand decided to call it the Richelieu
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That was close...
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