Secretary Kerry seems to have forgotten the quasi war with France in the late 1700's, after the French King (Louis XVI, who helped us to spite the Brits) was gone and the French Republic decided to start commandeering American merchant vessels on the high seas. He may also have forgotten the French decision to step out of the NATO integrated military command structure in the 1960's -- DeGaulle in one of his lovelyl Gaulist moments -- staying out for 40ish years, and only recently (under Sarkozy) coming back into NATO as "in but in" rather than "in but out." Truth moment: I was and am glad that they are back in.
It's not hard to see France as "our oldest ally" when its convenient for them to be, eh? (OK, maybe that's overly cynical). At least they drive on the correct side of the road.
I am glad that we are working together on stuff with the French, since we
are allies.
Secretary Kerry making light of our special relationship with the Brits is right out of Obama's playbook. Gee, there's a shocker.