GoDuke,
Great article you posted about how truly outstanding we are doing in Iraq. Not to trivialize war, but as a long time 49er fan I remember when the 49ers would play a quality team on the road, come away with a solid win and the next day the papers would criticize them because the running game wasn't good enough, or the other team came back to make it close in the 4th quarter. The media builds up unrealistic expectations, then questions why you're failing when there projections turn out to be wrong.
French vs. Germany:
The difference is that Germany was our enemy in the two WW's so they really don't owe us anything for ending the war. If we hadn't intervened, they would own France and probably some other prime real estate right now. Germany can actually win a battle or two, France is angry that no one thought of the surrender by numbers instructions earlier. Germany does not view it as a patriotic duty to oppose the U.S. government and be rude to individual Americans. Germany did not sell nuclear technology to Iraq. Not saying Germany is our blood brother, but when it comes to egotistical snobbish ingrates with an incredibly inflated idea of there importance in the world, france is unrivaled. They try to prove their relevance by stopping the U.S. from implementing policies around the world.
You forgot the header on your list of french companies:
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