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Originally posted by Corleone
America probably could not have won its freedom from the British during the American Revolution without the help of the French. France provided arms, ships, money, and men to the American colonies. Some Frenchmen - most notably the Marquis de Lafayette, a close friend of George Washington - even became high-ranking officers in the American army. It was an alliance of respect and friendship the French would not forget.
america would still be a european colony without them....
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This is true but as mentioned the US returned the favor not only once but twice with both WW2 and Vietnam, we saved the French's butts in both conflicts. I don't think most Americans really wanted Iraq but it was forced upon us by a corrupt leader.
I think the reason most Americans now have issues with France, is because France's leaders came out and said that they would not support the war in Iraq no matter what the proof was. This means even if Bush wasn't the moron he is, and if there was a real reason to attack Iraq. The French still would have protested it.
Why? Because the French just like the Russians had a lot to lose with Iraq being taken down. Both countries had a lot of business dealings with Iraq after the first Gulf war. Notice both of these countries were the most vocal about not going into Iraq.
One can argue the US took out Iraq for oil or what ever, but one can also argue that both the French and the Russians were willing to do business with a man that only 11-12 years earlier sent his troops to Kuwait to kill and rape innocent people. I may not agree with the Iraq war but one thing is for sure Sadam and his regime needed to be brought down, the world is a better place with out him. May take a little while to recover in Iraq, but they will be better off.