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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:12 PM Original message |
French Air Force general now in charge of NATO's strategic command |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oui. And the decoration around his neck is the US Legion of |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. it's the Commander of the Legion of Honor medal neck order |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Not sure what you mean. Are saying that this LOM is not a medal? |
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AzNick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 09:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Wikipedia, hmmm.... |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #7 |
25. No, that's definitely Legion of Merit |
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AzNick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 09:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Apparently it is ... |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
23. We sure thats not the Légion d'honneur? |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
50. Not sure what you mean by awarded by degree |
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jeffbr (377 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. born in condom |
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AzNick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Condom is a common name in Southwest France |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Welcome to DU! |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. Hear that, Freeps. FRANCE. France is protecting America. This is what eight years of Bush did. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
5. I wonder how he won that Croix de Guerre n/t |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. first Gulf War 91 as a fighter pilot nt |
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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
9. That sound you here is freeper head exploding |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
12. See what happens when you rename "french fries" to "freedom fries", America? |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
14. OH NO!!!! The FRENCH?!!! |
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AzNick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. 80% of all french males dead ?!? |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. I think the post you're replying to is more generally referring to WWI |
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AzNick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 12:28 AM Response to Reply #22 |
44. I do not think that is accurate either |
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8 track mind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
15. Damn. I was really rooting for this guy: |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
18. How did France acquit its responsibilities under NATO after 9/11? |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 07:12 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. By keeping its head and not bowing to the sheep-like morons of the US "leadership"? |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 09:26 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Sort of ironic this... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. I salute them for not going into Iraq, but that wasn't my question! nt |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. They've been involved like most of the rest of the alliance in Afghanistan |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. The treaty does not call for members to be "involved". nt |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Okay, so we've established the goalposts here are mobile |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I asked a question. And touched a nerve. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. You asked a question and rejected the answer |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. The answer really wasn't responsive to the questions, given the language of the Treaty |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. Which responsibilities are you referring to? |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
21. Good for General Abrial. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
33. I'm not entirely happy about this |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Even during that period when they kicked out NATO, their forces were designed to fight alongside |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. So a nation with national pride issues that prevents them from |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Yes. Instead the US just bullies NATO into kow-towing to its will. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Right, which is why we were able to force them to commit |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Wrong. France has the 2nd largest troop committment in Afghanistan. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. You accused me of being ill informed |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. WHAT???? |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #42 |
51. Some more things your ill-informed self might want to consider. |
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Flagg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. France never left NATO |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. So it left the military part aspect of NATO |
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Flagg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 06:36 PM Response to Reply #40 |
52. What other aspects of NATO are there ? |
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AzNick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 12:33 AM Response to Reply #36 |
46. France is the largest NATO contributor after the US |
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AzNick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 12:31 AM Response to Reply #33 |
45. France decided to be self-reliant, that's all |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 08:57 AM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Self-reliance isn't really what you look for in |
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Flagg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 06:43 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Looks like NATO disagress |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. NATO is made up of humans |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
34. Look at that face. It looks all surrender-y and shit. |
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AzNick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 12:34 AM Response to Reply #34 |
47. Probably smells like cheese and onion... nt |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 08:22 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. LOL! Yeah those bastards and their good food and wine putting their lives on the line in our war. nt |
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