[...]One of the first casualties of the conflict — apart from Saddam — is likely to be French President Jacques “The Worm” Chirac.
Relations between America and France are icy after Chirac’s attempts to sabotage UN moves to disarm Saddam.
In a blistering phone call last week, President George Bush told the posturing Frenchman: “President Chirac, we will not forgive and we will not forget.”[...]
Way back, when Charles De Gaulle threw a temper tantrum and notified LBJ that France wanted all US military removed from Europe, LBJ read him the riot act.
He basically said if the US pulls out, then ALL the soldiers are coming home, including the ones buried in the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach.
De Gaulle backed down.
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Way back, when Charles De Gaulle threw a temper tantrum and notified LBJ that France wanted all US military removed from Europe, LBJ read him the riot act.
He basically said if the US pulls out, then ALL the soldiers are coming home, including the ones buried in the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach.
De Gaulle backed down.