On Monday, March 24, 2003, at 10:54 PM, Dale Critchley wrote: > That France is a whole lot different from the France of the past > century. We > paid them back in spades in WWII. Actually there are many countries that have not paid us for our expenses involved in WWII and who gladly received money from the US, in large sums, to rebuild their country. Heck, we even rebuilt Germany and Japan. We did not do this alone and many other countries also engaged the enemy. But, it would seem, it is so easy to forget what the US did for so many countries. --- If CNN had broadcast our troop movements and plans analyzed by retired generals during World War II, Hitler would have won. jackrodgers at earthlink.net http://www.jackrodgers.com