"Patrick Castelvecchi" wrote in message
...

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we
are
to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and
servile,
but is morally treasonable to the American public." - Teddy Roosevelt

Although the French did not "stand" with us in the war on Iraq, I don't
believe they or anyone who questions the war should be ostracized from
society (or contracts) because they do not agree with the majority. It's
called discrimination. This is (supposedly) still a democracy where
everyone has the right to voice their opinion without fear of retribution.


Why not, doesn't free speech extend to 'your' enemies?
If the French have the right to disagree with us, we have the
right to ostracize them for (what we believe tobe) their
arrogance and ignorance. If they decline to participate in the
costs (money and blood) of liberating Iraq, than it is perfectly
reasonable for us to exclude them from prime contracts.

The only discrimination I participate in is the discrimination
between good and evil.


"You want free speech? Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make
your
blood boil who is standing center stage advocating at the top of his lungs
that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours." - The
American President (although it's only a movie, I think this quote
perfectly
sums up free speech)


To you, that would be President Bush or Rush Limbaugh.

[snip]

I think
maybe that they aligned themselves with us only because the English
were there primary rivals, and we were fighting against England.


That probably was the only reason they fought with us. The only reason
we
fought against Hitler was because the Japanese attacked us. If I recall
correctly, the British and the French had been fighting on opposite side
of
the war since the early 1000's. The only time they fought together was
WWI.


I would say Pearl harbor was the primary reason, or the reason that
we participated much earlier than we otherwise would have.




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