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The same way France has always defended itself.
by danieldrehmer 14y ago
The same way France has always defended itself.
- jonathanleane 14y agoNot sure if you're being funny? France has one of the highest rates of productivity per capita [0] and is the 5th highest military spender in the world [1]. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_hour_worked http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP... [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_e...
- calpaterson 14y agoI think it's a joke based on the fact that was a relatively rich county in the 20th Century and had a poor record on self-defence. France was actually considered to have the strongest military in Europe in the late 1930's, but it didn't pan out for them (bad management).
- arethuza 14y agoLooking at their long history I would say that the French have been as good as anyone, and better than most, at defending themselves. Of course, they lost to Nazi Germany, but unlike us Brits they didn't have a Channel to hide behind - after all it mainly took the huge sacrifice of the Soviets to eventually defeat the Nazis.