Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!godot!ima!ltmolloy From: ltmolloy@ima.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: DeGaulle and the French Message-ID: <474@ima.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Feb-85 23:54:11 EST Article-I.D.: ima.474 Posted: Sat Feb 9 23:54:11 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Feb-85 05:03:58 EST Lines: 35 Nf-ID: #N:ima:28200002:000:1377 Nf-From: ima!ltmolloy Feb 9 23:17:00 1985 The French-- Americans often wonder why Parisians have a dislike to tourists. Specifically U.S. tourists. The origin lies with Charles DeGaulle, who hated the U.S. from 1943 on. The Free French were led, supposedly, by DeGaulle in England soon after France fell to the Germans. Ike, leading the Axis powers knew of the French incompetence in military matters. The Germans, swiping through the Maginot line, easily walked over the French Army. DeGaulle, as incompetent as the rest of the French military, was intentionally ignored by Eisenhower in the plans of the invasion of Europe. To say the least DeGaulle was infuriated. Like a fool DeGaulle pretended to retake Paris, and appeared to liberate the city of lights. Once he rose to power after the war DeGaulle led himself on a rampage to alienate the U.S. from the French while still maintaining strong military ties. NATO membership was conditional, yet aide was sought. But constantly DeGaulle defamed the character of the U.S. in his speeches. The Parisians supported him on his rampage, envious of U.S. wealth. Most French, outside the Ile-de-France region,are generally nice people. note-- spontaneous prose, please forgive all grammatical mistakes. please send responses by postal mail to Lawrence T. Molloy Geologic Systems 968 Post Road Scarsdale, New York 10583