Iran of course wouldn’t be alone in such a showdown, but they are the ones—if anyone—we should have gone after after 9/11.
As to the French, I believe that demonstrates the caliber of allies that Obama and Kerry are able to attract.
Obama has managed to destroy the bonds between the US and many former allies. The results of this Presidency are that all that he claimed to desire in 2008 have all backfired on him, the nation and the world.
Anybody with half a brain could see this coming in 2008...