Defence pact with French 'risks alliance with the U.S.'

The Daily Mail ^ | 11/03/2010 | Tim Shipman

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

David Cameron was warned last night that his new defence pact with France will provoke a split with the Americans.

John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the UN, told the Mail the deal to share nuclear secrets and aircraft carriers with France is not supported by large sections of the American defence community.

He claimed the deal – dubbed the Entente Frugale because it saves money – will lead Washington to cut intelligence sharing with the UK and lead to the subordination of British sovereignty. Napoleon Bonaparte must be chuckling in his grave over this,’ said Mr Bolton.

‘People don’t appreciate how much U.S.-UK co-operation relies on intelligence sharing and how much information we share with the UK that we don’t share with France or Germany'

[rickb308]

"He claimed the deal – dubbed the Entente Surrendere because it saves time surrendering" allowing the Germans more time to concentrate on the rest of Europe. FIFH. (Fixed It For Him) Q: Why did the Germans in WWI plant trees along The Avenue des Champs-Élysées? A: So their kids could march in the shade in WWII.

[Islander7]

I do not trust the French.

[Rummenigge]

I don’t see the US in a position to spit on the english connection because they let the french play in the same sand box.

It’s nothing less then evident that all three states have to save on states expenses and in the case of all three defense is quite ineffivient money wise.

[Waverunner]

Any data shared with the French WILL be sold to China.
In the 90’s I was visiting SNECMA, they had a project for a small jet engine to rapidly scoot a tank that was being painted with a laser designator, their customer - Saddam Hussein. This was after the 91 Gulf war, where we had been “allies”.