Of course it's not true...there's nobody I'd want more on my side than the French...leo-rcc wrote:Then I don't know. Besides its not true anyway.

Of course it's not true...there's nobody I'd want more on my side than the French...leo-rcc wrote:Then I don't know. Besides its not true anyway.
Pre-1940 stats, maybe...The Mad Hatter wrote:Bad jokes aside, I wouldn't mind the French on my side. If we're going by statistics they've been incredibly successful.
The Mad Hatter wrote:lol.
The US ain't exactly a shining example of military accomplishment.
If I remember rightly there was an episode of QI in which they thoroughly debunked the claim that the French surrender a lot and that they don't do their share of international military responsibilities.Coito ergo sum wrote:Pre-1940 stats, maybe...The Mad Hatter wrote:Bad jokes aside, I wouldn't mind the French on my side. If we're going by statistics they've been incredibly successful.
Who is better?The Mad Hatter wrote:lol.
The US ain't exactly a shining example of military accomplishment.
What are France's greatest successes since 1940? The Nazi invasion? Vichy France? Algeria? Indochina?Pappa wrote:If I remember rightly there was an episode of QI in which they thoroughly debunked the claim that the French surrender a lot and that they don't do their share of international military responsibilities.Coito ergo sum wrote:Pre-1940 stats, maybe...The Mad Hatter wrote:Bad jokes aside, I wouldn't mind the French on my side. If we're going by statistics they've been incredibly successful.
It's not a competition.Coito ergo sum wrote:What are France's greatest successes since 1940? The Nazi invasion? Vichy France? Algeria? Indochina?
They did a fine job in Cote d'Ivoire...I'll give 'em that....
If someone is going to say that the idea of French military jokes are just myths, then one might reasonably expect to see some real examples of successes....Pappa wrote:It's not a competition.Coito ergo sum wrote:What are France's greatest successes since 1940? The Nazi invasion? Vichy France? Algeria? Indochina?
They did a fine job in Cote d'Ivoire...I'll give 'em that....
Coito ergo sum wrote:Who is better?The Mad Hatter wrote:lol.
The US ain't exactly a shining example of military accomplishment.
And they have plenty. But you ignore them.Coito ergo sum wrote:If someone is going to say that the idea of French military jokes are just myths, then one might reasonably expect to see some real examples of successes....Pappa wrote:It's not a competition.Coito ergo sum wrote:What are France's greatest successes since 1940? The Nazi invasion? Vichy France? Algeria? Indochina?
They did a fine job in Cote d'Ivoire...I'll give 'em that....
Go ahead, list them. Some in the last 70 years would help....The Mad Hatter wrote:And they have plenty. But you ignore them.Coito ergo sum wrote:If someone is going to say that the idea of French military jokes are just myths, then one might reasonably expect to see some real examples of successes....Pappa wrote:It's not a competition.Coito ergo sum wrote:What are France's greatest successes since 1940? The Nazi invasion? Vichy France? Algeria? Indochina?
They did a fine job in Cote d'Ivoire...I'll give 'em that....
WHO CARES? Killing people in far away lands, AWESOME!Coito ergo sum wrote:Go ahead, list them. Some in the last 70 years would help....The Mad Hatter wrote:And they have plenty. But you ignore them.Coito ergo sum wrote:If someone is going to say that the idea of French military jokes are just myths, then one might reasonably expect to see some real examples of successes....Pappa wrote:It's not a competition.Coito ergo sum wrote:What are France's greatest successes since 1940? The Nazi invasion? Vichy France? Algeria? Indochina?
They did a fine job in Cote d'Ivoire...I'll give 'em that....
Awesome song - love the movie!RuleBritannia wrote:Coito ergo sum wrote:Who is better?The Mad Hatter wrote:lol.
The US ain't exactly a shining example of military accomplishment.
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