Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of the allied liberation of Paris from the occupation of the Nazis. I actually learned on CNN that General Eisenhower allowed a French tank unit led by De Gaul to be the first troops to enter the city. This was a magnanamus gesture by the man who masterminded the liberation of the entire continent of Europe. Yet, this gesture allowed many to forget who is really responsible for driving the Nazis out of Paris.
At yesterday's anniversary celebration, French President Jacques Chirac engaged in a bit of revisionist history and declared, "Liberation was finally a victory for the French army." I'd like to point out to Mr. Chirac that if weren't for the United States he would have had to make yesterday's declaration in German.
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In other news, a co-worker of mine declared yesterday that the tide of World War 2 had already turned towards the allies by the time we were drawn into the war in 1941. Of course, she "learned" this from some elitist professor in Los Angeles. You can all rest assured that I did not allow this assertion to go unchallenged.
