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To: Scumbria who wrote (251724)	4/28/2002 10:53:44 PM
From: CYBERKEN	Respond to of 769670

I'm familiar with the thinking on French history leading up to 1940. There's no doubt their government wasn't prepared for a resurgent Germany. But neither were Stalinist Russia, the rest of Western Europe, and especially the US. The quick military defeat of France was due to their being far behind on modern tactical doctrine and nothing else. That's not uncommon for victors in a large war, such as they were in 1918. Hitler and Goebbels, of course, claimed it was due to German racial superiority combined with Nazi discipline. They were proved wrong in Russia in December, 1941, but the concept lingers on nonetheless. The point is that France let their diligence down during a period when they were in far greater danger than they realized (as did England, the US, and the Soviet Union, for that matter). But while I don't care much for the prevailing politics in France, I think they have been given more than their fair share of heat over 1940. The debacle did, after all, produce DeGaul-one of the most profound geopolitical minds in the West during the Cold War period...

To: Scumbria who wrote (251724)	4/29/2002 12:59:01 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Some countries never learn. It is safe to criticize Israel, because they are a civilised people. Criticizing Arab terrorists is dangerous, because they might blow up your Parliament or poison your water supply. France and most of the rest of Europe is trying to take the easy way out- again... On the contrary, in this country, to criticize Israel is akin to being unAmerican. Its the same for the Germans........to put down Israel is asking to be called a fascist. In fact, I would said that since WW II, the Holocaust has made it difficult for any of the Western nations to criticize Israel. All Israel has to do is remind the world that it paid for its birthright with the deaths of 6 million Jews. So frankly, I can't agree with you......criticizing Israel is not very easy to do at all. BTW how has not criticizing Israel brought peace to the Mideast? ted