[J. Semper Paratus]

In my opinion, France has been the jealous little boy down the street; keeping up with the Jones' since WWII, when they woke up one day and found that they owed us their butts.

France has a misplaced superiority complex, and think they should have the world's leadership role.

They destroy their own economy with crushing socialism, causing a loss of financial means to compete with the United States.

Thus France tries to gain politically what they never can culturally and economically.

Sabotage of the U.S. position is just the ticket to gain that political advantage in the eyes of the rest of the world.

[johnb838]

Sabotaging the US in general is just the ticket to increase the relative leverage of "old Europe" without having to work or spend for it. Our interests and those of Europe are really at odds these days. We need to get out of NATO.