American Blood on Foreign Soil

THERE IS A FAVORITE  story among american conservatives, to the effect that in the early nineteen sixties french president charles de gaulle told american sec of state dean rusk that all american military personel in france must be removed, immediately. Rusk supposedly asked "does this include the ones buried here"?

This supposedly calls to mind the great american sacrifices made in liberating france in world war two, and that later asking all american military to leave france seemed a rude way of responding.

The nicest thing any country can do to the united states is request removal of all american military, and all american aid. this will save the U.S. a great deal of money, and useless, wasted effort.

The united sates was not all that concerend aboust saving france in world war two; at least the american people weren't. All they wanted was peace, and prosperity. Let the europeans solve their own problems.

The only problem is that this attitude might result in hitler taking over all of europe, permanently. Roosevelt knew that this would be a disaster, and quite possible without american participation in the war effort. That's why he arranged the japanese attack on pearl harbor, by cutting off all economic aid and trade with japan, and moving the american navy from san diego to hawaii.

The american government is usually willing to spill american blood on foreign soil, and american conservatives are usually willing to brag about the noble american sacrifice , if it results in american corporations having free reign in a global american empire.
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