Yes, it's me the naive Aussie again. The last message from my last post on imperial measurements said "the french developed the metric system, and that in and of itself is reason enough not to use it" This question probably sounds very naive, but what did the French do except disagree with Bush over Iraq? After all, Jefferson's ideas of a free, liberal, independent America were derived almost entirely from French liberalism (Voltaire, Montesquieu) Washington's men were supported big time by the French(and to a lesser extent, by the Spaniards). In fact, many historians believe Washington couldn't have beaten the...