Originally Posted by
ehwatezedoing
No more an anomaly than the
Falklands, Gibraltar, Cayman, Montserrat, Pitcairn, etc...
Your French Bashing is a bit tiring. Not Grumpy for nothing

I'd like to remind you that it is Australia who bailed out of a signed contract! Not the other way round. Blame your own government to have it signed at first if it was "such a bad deal"
Anyway like West Coast wrote, it will be blown over soon enough.
Meh. You say Falklands, I say Etendard carrying Excocet. Or that brilliant helicopter named Tiger. Or the vapourware French Submarine. At least we know this one will work as advertised.
France is a lovely country. But …. 🏳