Originally posted by Tumor
The French long ago ruined any credibility they have with the U.S. as supposed "Allies". They are allowed to "play" only because of NATO/U.N. They havn't pulled any "knife-in-the-back" moves on the U.S. since 9/11 ...yet. It's coming, we all know it.
Actually the French Government has been pretty consistant on where they stand. They didn't allow the US to use French airspace when we bombed Ghadafy, and although it made for a longer mission we bombed him none the less.
They've always been pretty clear about their agenda, and rather you agree or not you have to admit that they are 1) a sovereign nation, thus not under the control or direction of the USA or NATO, and 2) they don't stab us in the back with their stances, rather they ossasionally slap us in the face.
Agree with their policies or not, you must agree with their right to govern themselves. If the French don't march in lock-step with so much of the rest of the Western world then that is their right. And plus, they DID give us that cool statue....and oral sex... hey, ya gotta like that.