France - anti-warriors

I was not one to jump on the anti-French bandwagon with all the renaming of french fries or french kissing. I thought it was weak. However, I did question their commitment to pro-American interests. I've known for a while the French were overtly francophiles (surprise!!), but I didn't think they would actively try to sabotage American actions. It's one thing to be neutral, but quite another to support whomever opposes us.

No doubt France's actions were to buttress their weakening station in the world, but way too much credit has been given to France and their power. Ever since the outbreak in Ivory Coast, I've been pondering French power...

What is the legacy of France when it comes to warfare???

Pretty sad. . . Pretty sad when the highlight of their warfare history points back to Charlemagne in the 8th Century. Other than Charlemagne, their only sustained victory can be considered the Hundred Years War which decimated the population and served to kick the English out of France.

Other than these two occasions, all of France's endeavors have ended in defeat. They lost both the Italian Wars during the 16th Century and the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 as well as the colonial wars of Indochina (especially the humiliating defeat at Dien Bien Phu) and Algeria. It seems their only 'victories' occur when they ally themselves with others. Starting with the Thirty Years' War (in which they entered the war in year twenty of the thirty years!!), the French have need to rely upon others to succeed. There's no need to delve into their ineptness during both WWI and WWII. Yet their hubris holds no bounds...

Their inaction in Rwanda was due to francophone pride and not wanting to lose status. One can only imagine how their inaction (or is that 'action') in Ivory Coast will be played in the future.

If France wants to oppose us in our fight, so be it. Please, just don't call them our 'ally' anymore.
(thanks to Belmont Club)