They didn't help us in the revolutionary war because they were our friends. They did it because they hated the British. The motivations is what is important.
They didn't fight us in North Africa because it would have been stupid(futile) to fight us. It wasn't because they were our friends.
Individuals gave us the Statue of Liberty. It was/is a symbol. Nothing more/nothing less. That is not assisting us.
The amount of damage they have caused our country, and the world, by their fascist tendencies, is incalculable.
Originally Posted by kehaar
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
good enough reason for France to assist the American Revolution, which occurred
before the French Revolution.
5 May 1789–9 November 1799
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution
April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americ...olutionary_War
Suffering reversals at
King's Mountain and
Cowpens, Cornwallis retreated to Yorktown, Virginia, intending on evacuation, but a decisive
French naval victory deprived him of an escape. A Franco-American army led by the
Comte de Rochambeau and Washington then
besieged Cornwallis' army. With no sign of relief, Cornwallis surrendered.
Whigs in Britain had long opposed the pro-war
Tories in Parliament, and the surrender gave the former the upper hand. In early 1782, Parliament voted to end all offensive operations in North America, but the war continued in Europe and India. Britain remained
under siege in Gibraltar, but
scored a major success against the French navy. On September 3, 1783, the belligerent parties signed the
Treaty of Paris, formally ending the war, in which Britain agreed to recognize the sovereignty of the United States.
Although French involvement had proved decisive[41], France made little gains and incurred crippling debts. Spain made some minor territorial gains but failed in its primary aim of recovering
Gibraltar. The Dutch were defeated on all counts and were compelled to cede
territory to Britain. In India, the war against Mysore and its allies
concluded in 1784 without any territorial changes.
so they sent us a statue for inspiring them to throw off the yoke of imperial rule.
without their many enemies, the British could have crushed the american revolution. but they had France, Spain, the Dutch and India to deal with also. so they had to let the Americas go or risk the fall of the British Empire.
so how exactly has France damaged the US with their fascist tendencies? or the World for that matter?
this should be interesting to hear ..