2015 - US citizens should say "Sorry" to the French.

2015 -

  After all is said and done, we should as American citizens say "Sorry" to the French. We elected Obama, we re-elected Obama and we continue to support somehow a liberal media chock full of bias.  The fact that he and or his administration (handlers) didn't think it was important to stand in unity with many of the world leaders during the march in Paris just shows a lackadaisical level of knowing or caring (the definition of indifference?) that the American people should quite literally "apologize" for.  We put him there. We must take ownership for his faults.

  So from me to the French people - I AM SORRY for your loss and I AM SORRY for our Presidents shortcomings.  Mr. President, you should be ashamed of your actions (or in-actions?). We the American people understand that the French were our first and greatest ally along the road to independence almost 240 years ago. Without the French, I may not be here now, writing this blog. America might not be here and our constitution may have been just like so many dreams never to be realized.  A gift from the French, the Statue of Liberty would not stand as she does now representing the dreams of millions who came here over so many decades to form the great melting pot that is the United States.  The French are so different in so many ways, but they recognized what the United States had accomplished and did not begrudge us in this. They created the statue as a gift to our 100 years of independence, it was finally completed and placed in 1886 about 10 years after that anniversary.

  American's were first among the allies to liberate France during WWII.  French underground agents passed along thousands of messages to help in this effort and as many died in doing so.  They helped to save many soldiers and individuals that would have been otherwise persecuted by the Nazi's. They understand what is is to be occupied.  Many French WWII survivors still exist that remember those days, while American's have long forgotten the struggle for freedom.  I don't agree with their politics and I don't agree with their handling of the Muslim communities in their country.  They have a different perspective on the world and always have.  I respect them for their differences even when I don't agree with them.

  The French are at a crossroads in my opinion and I don't envy their position.  The phrase "cake and eat it too" comes to mind.  In a perfect world we could all "hug it out" and "eat cake".  At the moment, this unfortunately is not that world.  So there will be no cake eating in the near future until the problem facing the world known as Islam can be solved.



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