Why the apology

At a time when our president and other politicians tend to apologize for our country's prior actions, here's a refresher on how some of our former patriots handled negative comments about our country.

JFK'S  Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in  France  in the early 60's when  DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO.  DeGaulle said he wanted all US   Military out of France as soon as possible.    Rusk responded, "Does that include those who are buried here?"    DeGaulle  Did not respond. You  Could have heard a pin drop            When in  England  , At a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the  Archbishop of Canterbury  if our plans for  Iraq  were just an example of  'empire building' by George Bush.    He answered by saying, "Over the years, the United States has sent many of  Its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom  Beyond our borders.  The only amount of land we have ever asked for  In return is enough to bury those that did not  Return."   You  Could have heard a pin drop ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  There was a conference in France Where a number of international engineers  Were taking part, including French and American.  During a break,  One of the French engineers came back into the room saying, "Have you  Heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft  Carrier to  Indonesia  to help the tsunami victims.  What does he  Intend to do, bomb them?"  A Boeing engineer Stood up and replied quietly:  "Our carriers have three  Hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are  Nuclear powered and can supply emergency  electrical power to  Shore facilities; they have three  cafeterias with the capacity to  Feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand  Gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a  Dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and  From their flight deck.  We have eleven such ships; How many does France have?"   You  Could have heard a pin drop. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  A  U.S. Navy Admiral Was attending a naval conference that included  Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French  Navies  At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large  Group of officers that included personnel from most of those countries.  Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a  French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many  Languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, "Why is it that  We always have to speak English in these conferences rather than  Speaking French?"  Without hesitating, The American Admiral replied, "Maybe it's because the  Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't  Have to speak German."  You  Could have heard a pin drop.     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  AND  THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...  Robert Whiting, An elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport In his carry on.  "You  Have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked  Sarcastically.  Mr. Whiting Admitted that he had been to France   Previously.  "Then  You should know enough to have your passport ready."  The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."  "Impossible.  Americans always have to show their passports on arrival in France !"  The American senior Gave the Frenchman a long hard look.  Then he  Quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at  Omaha Beach  on D-Day in  1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen  To show a passport to" You  Could have heard a pin drop.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   If  You are proud to be an American, pass this on! If not, delete it.