Circuits is probably an Elbonian sympathizer.
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How soon we forget:
France provided the money, troops, armament, military leadership, and naval support that tipped the balance of military power in favor of the United States and paved the way for the Continental Army's ultimate victory, which was sealed at Yorktown, VA, five years after Franklin embarked on his mission.
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The French military has occasionally been poorly led (as has every other military force in the world - including our own) but the French soldiers have always been fighters. The whole "cheese eating surrender monkey" meme that's popped up since the Iraq war is stupid and needs to die.
There's also a quote that has been running around the intertoobz for a few decades that goes "I'd rather have a German division in front of me than a French division behind me" purportedly by General Patton. Anybody who has read anything about Patton knows how dumb that is - Patton LOVED the French, it was the BRITISH he didn't trust.