Obama Instead Of Apologizing For America

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I was compelled to circulate this on my poetry site

Here's a refresher on how some of our former patriots handled negative comments about our
country.

JFK'S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in
the early 60's when DeGaule decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaule said he
wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible.

Rusk responded
"does that include those who are buried here?

DeGaule did not respond.
You could have heard a pin drop.

When in England , at a
fairly large conference, Colin Powell was 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 that did not return.' You could have heard a pin drop.

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 intended to do, bomb them?'

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied
quietly: '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 that, 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 Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you
wouldn't have to speak German.' You could have heard a pin drop.

AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT
IN WITH THE ABOVE...

Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in
Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport
in his carry on.

"You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs
officer asked sarcastically.

Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to
France previously.

"Then you should know enough to have your passport
ready."

The American said, 'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show
it."

"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in
France !"

The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard
look. Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach
on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single
Frenchmen to show a passport to." You could have heard a pin drop.

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If you are proud to be an American, pass
this on!

I am proud to be of this land, AMERICA

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