>FWIW, the Communists were particularly strong in France just after WWII, when you and they were best buddies.

I wasn't even born until 1953, so don't hang that on me. I'm sure France will come around again, when someone else tries to take them over. And, I'm sure we'll bail them out again. And, I'm sure they'll repay our efforts with the same "kindness" they showed in not allowing us to use their military bases.