"Who should the Americans be listening to, FRANCE???? Bwaaaaaahhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Best laugh I had all day. France and military strategy in the same sentence? BwaaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!"
I am pleased to have provided you with moment of humor.
I trust that you are not at all angry with France for not participating in the Iraq War, since you view French forces and people as a joke and do not believe that France can contribute anything whatsoever to the effort. And therefore, the lack of a wholly useless and incompetent nation from your alliance cannot be a cause of consternation or annoyance.
I doubt American generals in the field exhibit the same mindset towards other allied forces present, since I expect that no allies, including the British, would remain if the Americans attempted to issue unilateral orders without considering their allies' opinions. Since French people have nothing intelligent or interesting to say to Americans on any subject, apparently, it is puzzling that Americans should be so angry that an ally they consider completely useless and foolish should not be present. It would seem that you would think the alliance is stronger without the French presence, and would want the French to stay home at all costs, rather than dilute the fine allied forces with our idiocy, n'est-ce pas?
In my long lifetime France has never, repeat never, been an ally of the United States. The younger people on this forum feel betrayed by France. I do not. For me the behavior of your government is typical of French behavior. You are friends with whomever you need at the moment. You have not needed the US for decades, so any pretense at friendship is unnecessary. Anti-Americanism in France has been going on for what? 150-200 years. It's nothing new. What is new, however, is the anti-French attitude that is growing faster than anything I have ever seen. You see it is now fashionable to be anti-French in the US. It's a beautiful sight to behold and long, long overdue. I promise you that you will get as good as you have given over so many decades.
Are we Americans glad that you chose to stay home so that we would not have to put up with your silliness? Yes, once again you have nailed it. See the reason that Americans have taken such an angry line with France is not that you didn't join the fight. Heavens (you have heard of heaven, haven't you?) no, as a matter of fact we are grateful not to have to clean up any of your messes. But, what really has us annoyed is the underhanded way your slimy politicians behaved in the run up to the war. The blatant way that idiot popinjay de Villepin (sp?), ran around the world attempting to undermine our efforts. Are the French so stupid as to believe that you can appease an enemy that would destroy western civilization? You are a part of the very thing that militant Islam hopes to destroy. I do believe that it is part of the French psyche that no matter what the US proposes France must oppose. Of course that was before we realized just how deeply French politicians were up to there armpits in corruption and collusion with Saddam.
We are not friends, we are not allies, you are the enemy that America is just waking up to. You are not worth any angst real or perceived that may appear on these threads. You are French and therefore merely a minute thorn in our side. I hold nothing but contempt for France and at least 85% of the French people. If I had one wish it would be to have all American soldiers who were killed during WWII exhumed and brought home. It hurts me to no end to have our fallen buried in France. We Americans have failed to honor their memory by leaving them in France where their graves are desecrated.
P.S. The only time that I have ever been angry at France was the day that rodent Chirac said, "We are all Americans now." That was perhaps the most insulting and vile thing that I heard. Chirac, you are not fit to wipe the bottom of any American's shoes. Never flatter yourself by saying you are an American.
Have a nice day.