[When do we get liberated?]

France pulled out of NATO in the 80's. Far too American dominated. They certainly have never needed any of our help in the past......

[George W. Bush]

France pulled out of NATO in the 80's. Far too American dominated.

Actually, under De Gaulle in the Sixties. But they won't just quit and leave. They stick around and demand special treatment as a 'special member'.

You may recall they made some mischief a few years back. The rest of NATO patted their little hands publicly and then made it clear that they were not going to interfere with NATO operations.

It was a precursor to the French dustup at the U.N. before the Iraqi invasion. Another bid for French hegemony. No doubt, they thought they won that conflict too.