[bert]

.....The fact is, the French were there for us when we needed them the most.....

Subsequent to these actions, there was a revolution in France where all the intellengsia that did not escape was eventually killed. The revolution ended France and started a new nation that still after 200 years doesn't have it all together.

[RJL]

The fact is, the French were there for us when we needed them the most

Once again self-serving on France’s part, they supported the revolution to spite their rival, the British.