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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sea Tyger: [QB] Surrender jokes aside (which have been around for a long time), France and the US, as political entities, have been close allies for most of the last two centuries (certain issues in NATO aside, but that's another rant all together). It's really only been the last few years that there's been a serious rift in Franco-American relations, and it's primarily because of the differences in opinion over the current Iraqi situation. Further exacerbating the problem were the French economic interests that were tied to the Hussein regime, an issue that made many Americans (and the US goverment) mad. I'll never completely fault a nation for looking out for its own interests, no matter how much I may disagree with that nation's actions. In this instance, France should have bit the bullet and come in to help out once the major combat was over. They disagreed with the war, that's fine. But the war is over and we're trying to rebuild the nation of Iraq now; it makes no sense to continue to protest an action that has already been completed. Get over it and help us turn Iraq into a strong democratic republic. I'm sure if they offered to help, the US government would accept it. Until then, forgive me if I remain a little miffed at France (and Germany, and Russia). France helped us gain our sovereignty; we've helped the French regain theirs. I'm quite confident that the US and France will get past this and be allies again (we're already mending fences as it is). Okay, so that ended up being all over the place. :rolleyes: My point is that while sophomoric humor will always be around, I'm willing to bet the majority of Americans, while upset about current French policy, don't [i]hate[/i] the French (and really have never hated the French). Oh, and PsyLiam, my response to that comeback would be, "What, unlike the useless little consonants at the end of yours?" (Meant purely in jest, of course.) :p [/QB][/QUOTE]
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