[Atlantic Friend]

As the Normandy war cemetaries are actually American territory that was given by France to the United States after WW2, these 10’s of thousands of Americans hacve actually never left the United States.

As for the billions, then I guess you’ll allow us to deduce the many billions we also spent on our own defence, developing an independent nuclear force as well as our conventional forces, which served and still serve alongside their American brothers-in-arms in Korea, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, etc...

[krb]

As the Normandy war cemetaries are actually American territory that was given by France to the United States after WW2

I don't think that it's American soil. From the Wikipedia article on the topic:

France has granted the United States a special, perpetual concession to the land occupied by the cemetery.

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

[JewishRighter]

AF:

You lost me there:

I made a rhetorical point about the fact that, on balance, the gifts and the sacrifice of this country far outweigh anything France has done for us, even the Statue of Liberty.

You seem to think I want France to return the remains of Americans buried in Normandy. I said give us back the lives of the Americans who saved their butts in two world wars.

I also can’t make heads or tails of your point about our giving ourselves back our own defense costs because I pointed out that America has spent billions protecting France. Huh? Please clarify.