do u think France has betrayed the USA and should they still be treated as an Ally?

Question

i mean look at it france has been one of the bigest speakers in the middle east but they always take the side of the arabs not that that's bad or any thing but when it comes to Israel a country that has been under threat since it was reformed. and it's starts fighting back france is the frist to condem them for it. and here lately france has been very anti usa all the way around so can we consider them an ally or should we be always looking over or soulder to see what they are up to

brainstorm and u say i need to research u foreget who those arabs stole that land from to beginig was the jews land before it was anybody eleses they were forced out of thier own country in fact palestine was fromed after the jews relvolted agianst the romams and they stripped the name iseral and called it palestine so it was still jewish lands not arab and for the usa being bullys i love that comment lol. we take out the two worst dictatorships in the middle east and we are bullys but when a country needs support we are the first ones they call. so brain who needs to resaerch now and gain historical knowalge ?

Answer 1

France has always looked out for itself first, and to h*ll with anyone else. Yes, they helped us out in the Revolution, but that was more a part of their world-wide war with Britain than from any desire to be "the good guys." At that time, they were an absolute monarchy, so they really weren't into backing revolutionary ideas for their own sake.
France has a very large Muslim population, much larger than ours, percentage-wise, so they tippy-toe around the issues to keep the peace at home. They also have strong economic ties, both legitimate investment, and also under-the-counter dealings (as with Saddam / Iraq) in the Middle East.

Answer 2

Your view of history shows a basic lack of knowledge.
If you bother to do the research you will find out that in the past France has tried to impose its political will on both Syria and Lebanon ( long before the US tried the same thing), it invaded Egypt in the early 19th century and it attacked Tunisia, Algeria and Morroco at various times and added them to its empire.
It's true that Israel has been under attack since its formation in 1948 but only because it stole the land of the arabs and they have been trying to retrieve it.
During this time France has been one of several countries to supply Israel with weapons and gave them the technology to produce their own nuclear bomb.
As for the present day - the USA is acting like an ignorant bully and nobody can be expected to support that, except for Blair who is viewed with contempt in his own country.

Answer 3

It's true, France has recently taken many positions that are contrary to the interests of the US. We should never hesitate to speak our mind about the disgraceful and damaging things the French government does.
But also keep in mind that we still have more in common with France and more historical ties than can or should be rent asunder over a few bad decisions by their current incompetent leaders.
So, we should work on improving our ties with France while exposing their bad decisions to the light of reason.

Answer 4

What weird logic.France says,to the usa that the intelligence is flawed.that there 's no case for war You are still blaming france for being right Can't you accept you were deceived by the whitehouse,not the french.So the only opinion you are interested in is your govts.Now we find everyones wrong except israel and the usa. That's according to you and the whitehouse

Answer 5

No.Yes. France is the only one who has stood for peace without war as an option. France also had vast business investments in the area/region which were lost to unwarranted US aggression. She their point of view.Now look at the whole picture. No weapons of mass destruction,no terrorist, just oil and business ventures Peace.

Answer 6

I personally do not like France because they do not like the US. My brother was a marine and one of my friends is in the Army and all the military personnel I met all say that they do not like France and do not consider them our allies.

This is not something new.
General Patton once said that "I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me".
We didn't trust the french back then and we still don't now.

Answer 7

Nope, I reckon it takes a true friend to tell you when you're wrong.

You can't say that the war in Iraq has been any kind of success and that the US wouldn't give anything to get out of it.