[theFIRMbss]

>Like they ever were our ally in the first place.

1778 - February. France signs a treaty of alliance with the United States
and the American Revolution becomes a world war.

[dfwgator]

1778 - February. France signs a treaty of alliance with the United States and the American Revolution becomes a world war.

They only used us to get to the British, just as we used Stalin to get rid of Hitler.

[ExpandNATO]

1778 - February. France signs a treaty of alliance with the United States and the American Revolution becomes a world war.

That was the French monarchy, which was soon extinguished by the French Revolution. The current French government is the modern day descendent of the Revolution.

[ErnBatavia]

1778 - February. France signs a treaty of alliance with the United States

"Old Europe"....nothing since, except for having to rather grudgingly dedicate a few acres for the cemeteries of the Americans who saved their wine-swilling, head-in-sand asses.

[rwfromkansas]

That was when the French actually stood for something good.

Of course, they took their time getting here to help out then as well.