Actually, although France and Germany are standing on the same branch, France has an arm wrapped around the trunk; Germany, watching France, has backed out on the narrow end of said branch. France is gonna saw the branch off about 48hrs before war begins.
France is all about aggrandizing France, and making sure they are the dominant member (pun intended) of the EU. Germany was getting a little uppity there ...
calling bush hitler was real smart.paybacks are a goods thing.