"But what about the great men with names like Lafayette, Rochambeau, d’ Estaing, DeGrasse, L’Enfant, La Rouërie, even Johann Baron de Kalb, a Bavarian born soldier who held a commission in the French Army ... "
One Frenchman a couple of hundred years ago.
One can't forever rely upon one good act--not even upon one GREAT act!
As a group, the current French belittle us WHILE they rely upon us.
To admire a group which has open, extreme contempt for you would be down right foolish!