That's pretty much what I figured.
I've never fully forgiven the French for their part (lack thereof?) in that raid.
The french have been carrying on their vendetta against us for many years prior to that but I know what you mean. It goes even further back than WWI.
The only reason they "helped" in the Revolution was because it would hurt the English not because it would help the Colonialists.
They are full of hatred these days because Ike wouldn't let DeGaulle have his own force toward the end of WWII. Ike felt they couldn't be trusted because of the Vichy.