French diplomacy is a potato to the highest bidder. They also have a very short historical memory when it comes to who liberated who.
Here is the plan. We set off a tac nuke at Sadams nuke factory. Call it an industrial accident. Everyone then will think he has them. Then nuke France and blame it on him.
I don't want to nuke babies and children, but hell, what is the use of having a hole card if we never play it. The Anaconda valley operation would have been perfect for a nuke.
Sure, everyone would have complained, but they would have noticed our resolve and would think better of pissing us off.