France just buried the last of it's soldiers from World War I with a full state funeral and full honors for all 8.4 million Frenchmen who fought in the war.
The French military and French Foreign Legion honored Lazare Ponticelli, 110, as France's last soldier who fought to stop the Imperial German advance into French territory at the start of the war. He joined the Foreign Legion as an Italian immigrant at age 16 and survived the war.
He would attend the yearly Armistice Day observations at Kremlin Bicetre, which is a suburb of Paris, and did so for nearly 90 years.
France lost 1.3 million soldiers during the four years that the war raged; French President Sarkozy lead tributes honoring that entire generation as part of the state funeral for Ponticelli, as he had wanted.
France did their World War I vets proud this day. I hope our own government is making similar plans to honor our World War I veterans when our last known soldier of World War I passes away.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Monday, September 17, 2007
France Tells the World to Prepare for War Against Iran: Believes Force Will Be Required to Stop Iran's Renegade Nuclear Program
France's foreign minister told the world that a war with Iran may be necessary to put a stop to Iran's nuclear program once and for all.
Oh, really?
And how many troops, aircraft and ships will France and the rest of the world be contributing toward fighting this war? And is France willing to duke it out with Russia and China in the U.N. Security Council? And how many minesweepers will it send to the Persian Gulf to help clear the minefields that Iran is sure to deploy if fighting does break out?
Let France and its allies lead the fight against Iran, and we'll support them for a change instead of us carrying the workload and begging the world for help. We have two wars to wrap up before we mix it up with Iran.
Oh, really?
And how many troops, aircraft and ships will France and the rest of the world be contributing toward fighting this war? And is France willing to duke it out with Russia and China in the U.N. Security Council? And how many minesweepers will it send to the Persian Gulf to help clear the minefields that Iran is sure to deploy if fighting does break out?
Let France and its allies lead the fight against Iran, and we'll support them for a change instead of us carrying the workload and begging the world for help. We have two wars to wrap up before we mix it up with Iran.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
French President Chirac Announces He Will Not Run For Re-Election: The Sooner This Man Leaves, the Better
French President Chirac announced that he won't be running for re-election.
GOOD RIDDANCE!
It takes two to make an argument, and he did more than his fair share of damage to U.S.-French relations during his tenure.
To disagree about ideas in the international community is a hallmark of U.S.-French relations, but Chirac's haughtiness and ill-tempered approach to dealing with President Bush made him a hypocrite (another one).
To hear him talk about U.S. arrogance was ridiculous, considering his own attitude.
Hopefully the next French President won't have the same corruption baggage and impulse control problems that Chirac had in dealing with people.
Bye bye, President Chirac.
GOOD RIDDANCE!
It takes two to make an argument, and he did more than his fair share of damage to U.S.-French relations during his tenure.
To disagree about ideas in the international community is a hallmark of U.S.-French relations, but Chirac's haughtiness and ill-tempered approach to dealing with President Bush made him a hypocrite (another one).
To hear him talk about U.S. arrogance was ridiculous, considering his own attitude.
Hopefully the next French President won't have the same corruption baggage and impulse control problems that Chirac had in dealing with people.
Bye bye, President Chirac.
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