[78-L] Freedom Fries

[Michael Biel]

Bill Knowlton wrote:
> "Be that as it may, back during gulf war two under GWB, the cafeterias 
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> I always get quite a kick out of the "offense" some of my political friends on the left take on the Bush era's shocking use of "Freedom Fries" as a reaction to France's policies at the time.
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I know.  Wasn't it disgusting that the French decided to have their 
troops fighting along side ours in Afghanistan.  The nerve of them to 
have maintained in 2004 the largest troop deployment there after that of 
the U.S. and Germany.  I mean, they had no right to keep fighting 
against those who were REALLY responsible for 9/11 instead of following 
our lead and pulling out and going on wild goose chases after people who 
had nothing to do with 9/11.  The nerve of them to not believe the lies 
we were able to get out of a drunken taxicab driver who knew where the 
WMD were, and instead stay where the fight should have stayed. 
> As I recall, "Freedom Fries" was settled on in order to avoid the very offensive and un-PC suggestion to rename them "Frog Fries..."
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> BILL KNOWLTON
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Yeah, darn, it would have been great to make fun of the French troops 
fighting along side of us in Afghanistan. 

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

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