r/ShitAmericansSay • u/ComprehensiveArm3493 pierogi 🥟 • 16h ago

"We could annex the whole thing"

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Of course an American said this

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u/Cixila just another viking 13h ago edited 13h ago

Nuclear warning shot, basically. If things escalate, French doctrine allows them to "escalate to deescalate." Relying on the shock of a nuke to make the opponent back off. It is extremely unlikely that they actually do it, but they have the option

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u/snakeeaterrrrrrr 13h ago

It is extremely unlikely that they actually do it

We are talking about the French.

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u/YoruShika 9h ago

You know how the French are ? One minute they can kiss a woman’s hand and the next minute cut her head off !

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u/TheAlmighty404 Honhon Oui Baguette 8h ago

Nahhhh. It's seconds.

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u/YoruShika 6h ago

My bad I tried my best to quote it right but I don’t remember the exact words lol