In The Battle of Loos many British soldiers lost their lives fighting alongside the French against the Germans. How do the French show their respect for British sacrifice on their behalf?
A BATTLEFIELD where soldiers from Norfolk died in one of the bloodiest episodes of the First World War is being turned into a rubbish dump.
I decided to give it a go, and try to find some words ...
First, even though I'm an advocate of using our military with caution, I'm so historically and currently impressed with the British people and government that I'd almost consider an attack on England the equivilent of an attack here in the States.
Second, France. Literally. "First Iraq, Then France". Am I advocating bombing France? Its an interesting thing. The only problem with that being that there were Iraqis that needed liberating from an evil tyrant and the French are the victims of ... themselves.
Who would we turn the country over to? We've liberated them from themselves before, only to turn it over to them and look what happens. Why bother!?! Sure, I'd get a little smile watching France explode on CNN. But I'm almost as happy to watch them suffer slowly, self-destructing as they sink into a puddle of well-deserved bitterness and loathing.
After giving it even more thought, I feel bad about saying such ugly things about France. I'm sure there are lots of perfectly lovely French people. They don't deserve to be lumped into one large monolithic group characterized by a few freaks. Sorry, I let my temper get the better of me.
There are not words ...