Some are so quick to point out America's faults. Here are a few reminders why all Americans should be proud of our country.The Islamic Terrorist attack on Spetember 11. 2001, killed nearly 3000 people and destroyed the Twin Towers in New York City and other American property and thus declared war on the United States of America.
One of the stories making the email rounds a few years ago is about one of our generals, testifying at the United Nations about Saddam Husain's buildup of weapons of mass destruction. He is reported to have been 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 who did not return."
You could have heard a pin drop.
Then 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 intend to do, bomb them?"
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied, "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 does France have?"
You could have heard a pin drop.
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, "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 Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German."
You could have heard a pin drop.
3 comments:
Very nice. I looked at snopes.com to see if these stories are true. The Colin Powell one IS true - he said that, although the context is a little different. I couldn't find anything definite about the other two. However, they certainly sound like something that could be true! Thanks for sharing.
NOT true! Read what Colin Powell actually said, in response to the Archbishop's actual question. It is true that Colin's actual words, like the fictional version above, were self righteous in nature but the content is different and the Archbishop's question was left unanswered. 'Empire building' was never mentioned.
Thank you for the reply, Carol and "Another Human." Yes, many of these peices making the email rounds are not exact. Some sound completely fictional But...If this was not said, it should have been said!
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