us-france relations

eh1J4dz8teI What do we make of the AUSUK? Australia's scrapping of the French submarine deal, and adoption of nuclear-powered subs? Will this lead to war with China? Is Taiwan happy? Let's have a heated debate!

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/28/donald-trump-france-visit-bastille-day-240042 I think Macron set up a trap to basically make Trump look like an idiot and Macron look like a statesman...and boost Macron's standing in France. And Trump's ego made him walk right into it. Going be...

Despite White House denials, author Yves Derai maintains that Michelle Obama did indeed express her contempt for her role as First Lady to Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. "According to an account in the British press, the book says Michelle Obama complained about her life in the White House during a...

Barack Obama rejects Normandy trip to avoid offending Germany "Barack Obama, concerned about offending Britain and Germany, rebuffed strenuous attempts by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France to persuade the new American president to make a trip to Normandy this week." I don't see how a trip to...

Rumsfeld was making a speech and the Center for Constitutional Rights, among other groups, took the opportunity to indict him for "ordering and authorizing torture." He has scurried back to the US, but since he was in France at the time, the case can be prosecuted. Oh, my.

For the most part, Jacques behaved himself. But at one point he lost it and just couldn't keep his hands off George's tush. George is just so sexy! Oh, such a tush!

I'm astonished to see how widespread, in America, the hatred of French people is (especially on these boards). Does everybody in the US hate France and the French ? Are the Americans that stupid (I mean, even more stupid than the French ;)) ? So why do they perpetually complain about...

What do you think the chances are that America will apologise for that whole Freedom Fry horseshi-ite? --- Why is "America" so unwilling to admit its mistakes?

Seriously, what do we still have against France that would make people destroy wines or boycott Frech products. So they didnt exactly want to be drug into our war. I think the last the French want is to get into a war. France has been one of America's closest allies. I dont really think that...

How can someone desecrate the graves of the people who gave them their freedom??? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5944-631671,00.html I wouldn't mind seeing this happen: http://www.worth1000.com/view.asp?entry=35544&display=photoshop

http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2003/3/21/101038 From article: Let's recall this quotation from Dominique Dord, a deputy from French President Jacques Chirac's own party: Well said. Heres a link to Dords' quote: http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/3/19/141022.shtml

I've not come here for a while as i have too much work on, but i've just popped back and i'm bit scared by what i see. There is so much anti-france talk on here, and elsewhere that i really didn't expect. I'm british. I'm neither pro-war nor anti-war. Though now the war is starting i think it...

From MSNBC today.... Heavy responsibility, huh? I don't put too much faith in such vague terms. Kind of like the way the French didn't like the vagueness of "serious consequences." Payback's a bitch, ain't it?

I've seen a lot of people predicting, on these boards and elsewhere, that once war is imminent, France will jump on board and want its piece of the pie after victory is achieved. Because of that information, this article made me laugh even harder...

Veto a resolution that supports a timeline followed by military action? Good. works for the US as they can use the previous resolution and it's open ended statements as to what tactics can and will be used to ensure compliance. A veto on a second resolution frees the US to do as it pleases...

More idiocy. Does she really think it is appropriate to disturb 50 and 80 year old graves in a fit of pique? http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/13/sprj.irq.congress.france/index.html

I wonder if those who like to bash the french and propagate boycotting french products are already considering sending the Satue of Liberty back to France. That would be the next logical step, wouldn't it?

Harry Browne's latest article has some good insights into the recent war controversy around the French. He pointed out how the pro-war crowd ignores the 100,000 Frenchmen who died defending France in WWII before America even got involved, and the French resistance (although he doesn't mention...

From the times, today: Chirac's Comments Outrage EU Candidates By REUTERS Filed at 9:05 a.m. ET ...But Chirac rubbed salt into the wounds of the 13 nations waiting to join the bloc -- already angry at not being involved in the summit on Monday -- by saying they had misbehaved and hurt...

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/09/opinion/09FRIE.html An interesting opinion piece by Thomas Friedman from Sunday's NYTimes...some useful insights into the role that France is trying to play in today's crisis and how well it is doing it... From the piece: Sometimes I wish that the five...