There Is Another Point of View

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 land to bury those that did not return."

It became very quiet in the room.

Then 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.”

Once again, dead silence.

A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France on a tour.

When Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived at the Paris airport 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 one."

"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 '44 to help liberate this beautiful country, I couldn't find any Frenchmen to show it to."

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