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Topic: Biden Praises French Military´s
´Incredible Competence and Capability´ |
Biden Praises French Military´s
´Incredible Competence and Capability´
Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper
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Original Article
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Posted By:KarenJ1, 2/4/2013 3:08:24 PM
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| After a meeting today in Paris with the French president, Francois Hollande, Vice President Joe Biden praised "the incredible competence and capability" of the French military. He was specifically referring to the recent military action taken by the French in Mali. "And as the [French] President indicated, we discussed an array of issues starting and including Mali and North Africa more broadly. And let me say again on behalf of the President, the people of the United States, we applaud your decisiveness and I might add the incredible competence and capability of your French military forces," said Biden.
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Comments:
Behold our vice president. It sure makes you feel proud doesn´t it. s/o
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
snowoutlaw, 2/4/2013 3:13:57 PM (No. 9158045)
Yes our stellar VP (and President) make even the French look competent.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
pineledger, 2/4/2013 3:21:56 PM (No. 9158067)
Get a vocabulary coach, Joe.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
dman, 2/4/2013 3:28:18 PM (No. 9158076)
Commence the jokes, but go easy: they did help us in our revolution, and they did give us that big statue.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
jond, 2/4/2013 3:28:42 PM (No. 9158079)
The voice of experience?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
peebster, 2/4/2013 3:29:47 PM (No. 9158081)
...well, compared to Joe...later, he also had praise for the 1962 Mets and the 2008 Lions.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
horacer, 2/4/2013 3:30:17 PM (No. 9158083)
Joe got something right for a change. See Joe it doesn´t hurt to keep your foot out of your mouth.
Hollande and the French deserve great credit for what they´ve accomplished so far. I´m very impressed that they´re continuing the assault as the terrorists head for the hills.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
sardonic, 2/4/2013 3:35:53 PM (No. 9158095)
Yes I´m sure the French are now to a man a proud nation because Joe Biden praised them...
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Rafter, 2/4/2013 3:40:44 PM (No. 9158102)
All he needs to do now is stop at a Paris location of McDonald´s Restaurants...
so he can meet the French Fryin´ Legion.
Works for me.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
lil dotty, 2/4/2013 3:53:19 PM (No. 9158135)
Joe was only pushing for that award of a bucket of snails. Didn´t we read yesterday that the residents of Mali were crying "Don´t leave us France Don´t Leave us"
BTW, the French did give us Bridget Bardot, as well as Miss Liberty
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
4Justice, 2/4/2013 3:59:06 PM (No. 9158151)
Compared to Joe, everyone is competent and capable...
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
strike3, 2/4/2013 4:07:14 PM (No. 9158169)
Whipping out thousands of white flags all at once must have made a noise that terrified the enemy.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
bcvegas, 2/4/2013 4:11:28 PM (No. 9158179)
"Stand up, Chuck."
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
bobgray2, 2/4/2013 4:19:22 PM (No. 9158200)
The french military hasn´t been competent or capable since Napoleon.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
lakerman1, 2/4/2013 4:41:23 PM (No. 9158244)
I have to believe that this is the first time the french military has been called competent. Maybe ever.
Old Joe never disappoints, hey?
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
mickturn, 2/4/2013 4:52:15 PM (No. 9158283)
Yep, the French Mouser on sale on Ebay from WW II...
French Mouser, perfect condition, never fired, dropped once.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
nimby, 2/4/2013 5:32:43 PM (No. 9158366)
And that´s why our troops had to go and bail their @r$e$ out, huh?
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
bpl40, 2/4/2013 6:06:21 PM (No. 9158431)
Then there is the one about French tanks with seven reverse gears...well never mind.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Bur Oak, 2/4/2013 6:06:52 PM (No. 9158434)
I guess Mrs. Biden had some shopping to do.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
capt scurvey, 2/4/2013 6:09:47 PM (No. 9158448)
Biden´s is always the first opinion I seek out while attempting to understand and evaluate this sort of thing...
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
oldsfc, 2/4/2013 6:19:47 PM (No. 9158469)
Joe got his facts a little screwy. The main fighting is not being done by the French army, The French Foreign Legion is carrying the load. You don´t expect the French to actually fight do you?
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
john grady, 2/4/2013 6:21:23 PM (No. 9158474)
vive, legion etranger!
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Nevadadad46, 2/4/2013 7:39:50 PM (No. 9158593)
Wow! What huge progress the French have made since WWII and Vietnam. These are not your father´s French, I guess.
But, then, it is idiot Biden doing the Praising- no telling what it was he actually meant to say.
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