>>Do they still see it that way? -- Yes.
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>>What, precisely, did France do wrong?
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>>And just who would those troops be? Mexicans? bwahahahahah. The newest car in Mexico is a 1969 Oldsmobile.
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>>You miss my point. If you want to be disparaging towards others ;-) you need to compare your situation with theirs. So in 1940 France had crack German troops with air support pouring through the Ardenes. Before slinging off at France, ask how the US would have performed if those same troops had poured across your borders in 1940, bombing and overrunning the industries and transportation you need to wage war and arriving in Washington DC and both coasts in a matter of days to cut you off.
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>The issue with France is really the same issue many Americans have with European leaders. Germany, under Hitler, tried to rule the world because of the constant capitulation of the other European countries. Many in the US wanted to let Hitler do whatever he wanted also. What happened then is happening again today. As Disraeli said, "those who fail to learn the lessons of history, are doomed to repeat it's mistakes." I guess that is the reason I wouldn't tolerate any of these dictators who go about murdering people by the thousands. I think the UN should remove all leaders who get involved in genocide like Saddam and others of his ilk. But, that is just my opinion.

Without France we could not have won the revolutionary war. Chances are that we would still be a part of the British Empire.