Probably because it's easier to attack a person than to attack his arguments, as illustrated by this hilarious cartoon and the profoundly witty "cheese eating surrender monkeys" insult. It's really upsetting when people want to stop us doing something stupid, just ask the next 5-year-old you see having a tantrum. Problem is, most people outside this continent agree with the French. Perhaps we should declare war on them all. -- The Philadelphia Talk Radio Politics and Opinion Forum

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Date Posted: 04:37:19 03/04/03 Tue
Author: Chris Henry
Author Host/IP: cache10-2.ruh.isu.net.sa / 212.138.47.29
Subject: Probably because it's easier to attack a person than to attack his arguments, as illustrated by this hilarious cartoon and the profoundly witty "cheese eating surrender monkeys" insult. It's really upsetting when people want to stop us doing something stupid, just ask the next 5-year-old you see having a tantrum. Problem is, most people outside this continent agree with the French. Perhaps we should declare war on them all.
In reply to: SurveyGuy 's message, "Why does it give such joy to pick on the French?" on 16:22:17 02/19/03 Wed

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[> [> "most people outside this continent agree with the French" Chris, you have offered no proof to support your allegations claiming that most people outside of this continent agree with the French. The anti-America brain dead crowd repeat this claim ad nauseum with not proof to support it. The voices of those who agree with the USA are not carried over the national and international news media as well as the anti-US sentiment is mainly because these people are not given the same voice. -- William, 20:37:32 03/09/03 Sun (cache-mtc-ah04.proxy.aol.com/64.12.96.169)

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[> [> There are millions of people in Iran, who have been protesting in the millions on virtually a daily basis for regime change and for a government and business to interact with the US and for support of the US, Iraq, in which dissent is silenced, and elsewhere throughout the world who do agree with the US and appreciate the US presence on this planet for they know what would become of them were the US to disappear. -- William, 20:42:16 03/09/03 Sun (cache-mtc-ah04.proxy.aol.com/64.12.96.169)

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[> [> This is espeically true of Europe whose very existence is possible only because the US actually protected them. Nevertheless the majority of the people are not always right or correct and this is what separates a leader from someone who is not a leader. Sometimes a leader must do what they know to be right and just no matter the numbers who oppose him. Regarding your idea about a five year old and their temper tantrum, this is the role of France, Iraq, and a few others. -- William, 20:52:28 03/09/03 Sun (cache-mtc-ah04.proxy.aol.com/64.12.96.169)

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[> [> The US itself has displayed great restraint since 9/11 and has not rushed to war against Iraq but has taken pains to gain the support of the UN security council and gave Saddam numerous chances to redeem himself which he has not done.

It is remarkable to observe how Saddam Hussein and others of his ilk are given a free pass while the US President, George W. Bush and GB Prime Minister Blair and others are given the third degree. Saddam is the wacko here, not Bush and Blair. The UN and the brain dead anti-America and blame America crowd are his enablers and enablers of others like him. -- William, 21:11:43 03/09/03 Sun (cache-mtc-ah04.proxy.aol.com/64.12.96.169)

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[> [> Regarding this statement of your Chris: " most people outside this continent agree with the French. Perhaps we should declare war on them all." That statement speaks volumes to the emptiness of your position. It cheapens your claim to any semblence of reality or grasp of the facts and leaves you with not a leg to stand on. Of course we are not going to make war on them all and to suggest that we would is absurd. Don't be a jerk! -- William, 21:20:08 03/09/03 Sun (cache-mtc-ah04.proxy.aol.com/64.12.96.169)

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[> [> [> William, it is regrettable that you have to be insulting. -- Chris Henry, 05:37:58 03/10/03 Mon (NoHost/212.138.47.20)

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[> [> [> Well perhaps, instead of being gratuitously insulting, you could explain the consistency of your argument that we should attack the French for disagreeingwith us, but not other countries that disagree also. And please try to do so without calling me names. -- Chris Henry, 05:43:27 03/10/03 Mon (cache9-2.ruh.isu.net.sa/212.138.47.20)

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