I, too, have spent some time in that country. And I know there are more than a few good people there, most of them in the south. But I can never forgive france for what it did to us. The Spanish simply faltered in their courage. That I can understand and I expect to someday ease up on them. But the ruling elite that the french consistently vote into power has gone out of its way to insult and betray us, not once, but continuously throughout the past 2 years. The french must be taught to be more discriminating in their choice of leadership.
The French actively betrayed us over the past two years. But the French have been undermining us to the best of their ability every since the days of de Gaulle. De Gaulle undermined us even during the Second World War. So perhaps we should not be too surprised at Chirac's betrayal. It's just that France never had such a good chance to betray us earlier.