Author Topic: Rise of a New French Empire (Read 27399 times)

Darth Elmo · « **on:** September 21, 2007, 05:19:22 PM »

I'm just writing this along other topics. Just the Idea of while the USA and Great Britain are wasting themselves over in Iraq, what has been happening in France??? If you notice, while the US and GB are cutting funds to their militaries while fighting a war on "terror", France has been putting money into theirs. While, also not by force, they are also dominating the EU. It seems as if the "Republique du France" is developing an "Empire by Peace". Just a thought

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Mandalore-the-Inquizitor · « **Reply #1 on:** September 21, 2007, 06:17:37 PM »

french empire hahahahahahahaha thats just plain rediculos thyat like the frech declaring war

s-t-n · « **Reply #2 on:** September 21, 2007, 06:23:55 PM »

careful...my family are french...(we get around

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and on topic, it wouldnt suprise me if france is still trying to get an empire...their gov dont know how to let go of the past...

Scarecrow63 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 21, 2007, 07:28:40 PM »

You kiddin? one sign of a fight and they'll raise the white flag

Meyer · « **Reply #4 on:** September 22, 2007, 02:41:56 AM »

we saw that in WWII.

And if that's the quality of their weaponary we don't have anything to worry about.
But you have a point France and Germany are the leaders of EU and do what they want to smaller countries. that's why I think that Finland should get out of EU and join NATO instead.

Darth Elmo · « **Reply #5 on:** September 22, 2007, 03:23:54 AM »

Quote from: Mandalore-the-Inquizitor on September 21, 2007, 06:17:37 PM

french empire hahahahahahahaha thats just plain rediculos thyat like the frech declaring war

Quote from: Scarecrow63 on September 21, 2007, 07:28:40 PM

You kiddin? one sign of a fight and they'll raise the white flag

Well, the French haven't always been pacifists when it comes to war. 1: Napoleon Bonaparte, 2: Their Victory over the English in the 100 Years War, 3: 1066 William the Conqueror's invasion of England...

Quote from: Meyer on September 22, 2007, 02:41:56 AM

And if that's the quality of their weaponry we don't have anything to worry about.

Actually their quality of weaponry is not bad, not as good as the US, but better the Great Britain's. They have more nukes then GB...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_France

They also don't have the world hating them...

Meyer · « **Reply #6 on:** September 22, 2007, 05:17:17 AM »

William the Conqueror was norman, not french. his ancestors were vikings who got the normandy from king of france so that they would stop raiding french.

Darth Elmo · « **Reply #7 on:** September 22, 2007, 05:51:15 AM »

Thats right (Your one of the few people who I've seen actually who know that

), But over the years, the Normans adapted to French culture and they spoke French (The Normans are part of my heritage). So, the issue of if he was a Frenchman is debatable... A better example of the French being Kick-A$$ is Joan de Arc.

GrndAdmrlPellaeon · « **Reply #8 on:** September 22, 2007, 12:16:48 PM »

Hahaha. Hohoho. You dont know what your talking about. Scarecrow is right and if France got into a scuffle with any country than they would raise the white flag before anything else.

Scarecrow63 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 22, 2007, 01:09:15 PM »

And when it comes to French Soldirers, the more there are just means more prisoners

Meyer · « **Reply #10 on:** September 22, 2007, 02:44:12 PM »

yep. I mean Rome was the mightiest nation of it's time but what about Italy today? same thing with France.

Scarecrow63 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 22, 2007, 05:14:13 PM »

I dont think Empires could really be started anymore anyway

Darth Elmo · « **Reply #12 on:** September 22, 2007, 05:40:26 PM »

Yeah, your right it's just a funny theory to laugh at...

s-t-n · « **Reply #13 on:** September 22, 2007, 05:42:50 PM »

personally, i reckon the french dont deserve to be spoke about like that. they put up a fight and didnt just surrender in every war ive heard of that they were involved in...and ive got A in history...

Meyer · « **Reply #14 on:** September 22, 2007, 06:17:29 PM »

well french were also beaten by vietnamese forces. Has France won any war after the WWI? no that I know. And I don't count WWII because France surrendered. without usa, gb and russia they would still be under germanys rule.

Noret · « **Reply #15 on:** September 22, 2007, 06:50:07 PM »

unlikely the germans would have bothered staying there after years of constant resistance

Quote from: Scarecrow63 on September 22, 2007, 05:14:13 PM

I dont think Empires could really be started anymore anyway

oh? why not?

Scarecrow63 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 22, 2007, 07:15:02 PM »

Quote from: Noret on September 22, 2007, 06:50:07 PM

unlikely the germans would have bothered staying there after years of constant resistance

So the Germans were trying to take over the world and then leave France because of a few resistance strikes? i doubt that

Noret · « **Reply #17 on:** September 22, 2007, 10:57:57 PM »

after years of it yet look at america we've been in iraq 3 years and the populus is already complaining

Scarecrow63 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 22, 2007, 11:31:46 PM »

Theres a difference between the Nazis drive to control the world and the US in Iraq

Meyer · « **Reply #19 on:** September 23, 2007, 02:48:27 AM »

but there are also similarities.