• CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    20 hours ago

    It’s so much worse for the US

    France was our first ally. After the revolutionary war, France was the first to recognize us as a country.

    They were the first NATO nation to join us in the global war on terror after we invoked Article 5.

    Make all the “France surrendered” jokes you want but they have given more to us than we have given them, diplomatically speaking.

    Trump is just giving every ally we have a huge middle finger that will take decades to overcome. All so that Trump can feel like a big man.

    • Barbarian@sh.itjust.works
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      20 hours ago

      Make all the “France surrendered” jokes you want

      It’s so weird to me that France has been a military force that has oscillated between a force to be reckoned with and the most powerful land force in the world since the 17th century, but you lose one war to a blitzkrieg with an overconfident military leadership…

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        10 hours ago

        the most powerful land force in the world since the 17th century

        Franco-Prussian War with France being beaten in a bit over half a year…

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        10 hours ago

        How does the Foreign Legion fit into this? I honestly don’t know much about how they’re connected to France. But, what I do know about them is that they’re badasses.