I can't decide whether that comment is more stupid or more insulting.
Nah. It's just stupid.
Yeah your right, that was as stupid comment and insulting to the French, there is no comparision. The French at least got to keep their country in the long run.
Charles de Gaulle issed a "call to arms" to loyal Frenchmen from London: "France has lost the battle, but France has not lost the war!"