If I was an artist I would draw a nice Gulliver striding away in ths distance as tiny Lilliputians chased after him, indignant that he had broken their laws and their strings.
I see things differently. I think this was a UN operation all along. (Just like Viet Nam. Oh, you didn't know that?)
I think the whole French thing was staged. And you are right, they can't wait to get their hands on all the goodies. (And Cheney and friends can't wait for the rebuilding phase for their personal cash-in).