You Could Have Heard a Pin Drop

At a time when our president and other politicians tend to apologize for our country's prior actions, 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 

DE Gaulle decided to pull out of NATO. DE Gaulle said he wanted all U.S. 

Military out of France as soon as possible.

Rusk responded,

"Does that include those who are buried here?"

DE Gaulle 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. 

Powell 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 

Intend 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 hesitation,

The American Admiral replied, "Maybe it's because the 

Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't 

Have to speak German."

You 

Could have heard a pin drop.

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 carryon.

"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 their 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 Frenchman 

To show a passport to."

You Could have heard a pin drop.

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