Originally Posted by
ehwatezedoing
lol
Say whatever you want about French loosing wars. Doesn't matter who helped or not along the way, fact is France is still called France, still French speaking with its French culture, food, etc...
Grow some balls, stop complaining and just do like them:
Have your own aviation, missile, boat, submarine industries so you can keep your "Independence" and choose whatever weird local options you want to add to your war toys.
Oops... Sorry, you cannot! But you will still going to blame the French because it's fashionable
France is still France. So do you mean that France is no different to what it was 40, 80 years ago?
Basic economics. It is cheaper to buy something that someone else has designed, tested, and produced than to do so yourself especially when you have a relatively small population. Basic economics’ and a move away from who has the biggest genitals as a way of proving superiority.
Blaming the French? I think the angst is coming from the French as it appears that contractual obligation, inclusive of exit clauses, was adhered too.