He can say that all he wants, but what if the Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys say "No"? Let's assume that we face the point next spring where we don't have enough troops to rotate in, and we have a choice between extending our troops who are already there, or making major concessions to the stinky ones?
The french may be cowardly and pathetic, but they aren't stupid. They have Bush where they want him. Expect to see French construction companies winning major reconstruction bids any day now.