>>>>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/30/obama-ask-visiting-sarkozy-afghan-help/y/
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>>>Why is that embarrassing? We have been allies with France for a long time and have common interests.
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>>France is our ally when France desperately needs something that we can provide. Otherwise, France 8itches and whines incessantly about anything the US does.
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>Historically that is untrue. They have given us aid going all the way back to the Revolutionary War.
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>We deserved all the bitching and whining we got during the previous regime.
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>You almost sound like you think we shouldn't bother having allies.

They were a real benefit during the last century. They bailed us out of.. uh.. umm.. er.. I seem to not recall..

We shouldn't bother having allies like France? Yes.