Talk:Franco-American relations

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Franco-American relations was a good article candidate, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. Once the objections listed below are addressed, the article can be renominated. You may also seek a review of the decision if you feel there was a mistake. Date of review: No date specified. Please edit template call function as follows: {{FailedGA|insert date in any format here}}

Thanks 172!
Large parts of this article are doubled at Anti-French sentiment in the United States, how should we deal with this? Get-back-world-respect 01:07, 30 May 2004 (UTC)

This article focuses more on tracing the diplomatic and political relations between the two great powers, using more of an international relations and a historical approach. Perhaps the other article, in contrast, could chronicle cultural tensions (bringing up things like the "freedom fries" episode), with more of a sociological approach. I'm afraid of touching the anti-French sentiment article, though. -- (: 172 02:26, 30 May 2004 (UTC)

French foreign minister Dominique de Villepin emerged as a prominent critic of The George W. Bush administration's policies in Iraq. I think you mean policies about Iraq? Marc Mongenet 20:58, 31 May 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 Too negative? 2 Indochina 3 Semi-protection 4 Reasons for not promoting 5 M/F!! 6 siege of porktown

[edit] Too negative?

While I wouldn't go so far as to say NPOV, this article does seem to be overwhelming negative. Correct me if I’m wrong but I have always been under the impression that France was traditionally the US’s closest European partner until the early 20th century. Unfortunately I don’t know enough about this topic to contribute wholesale but I have noticed that there’s no mention of the American Revolution’s impact on French politics or cultural (thinking of jazz here) exchanges.

Agreed. I'd actually call it factually inaccurate. This article seems to mention every small dispute, inflating it to ridiculous proportions, and to largely ignore the fact that these two countries were always like-minded allies. Franco-American relations are rather good even today. One point of disagreement (Irak) does not invalidate the fact that they agree on everything else, no matter what public sentiment might be.

surprised? what can you expect from a bunch of fat stupid pigs? Cliché Online 11:27, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Indochina

The article previously said that basically the US discouraged France from waging colonial wars in Indochina. To the best of my knowledge, the United States pushed France to fight this war, funded it, and provided it with weaponry in order to fight this war, which was seen as a war against Communism. (Perhaps, at the same time, it publicly disapproved of it, I don't know.)

I understand that many Americans think that France "dragged" the US into the Vietnam War, but apparently reality is more complex than that. David.Monniaux 17:04, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

the us gave money to the french to fight communism in indochina, they sent CIA pilots to support the bessieged garrison at dien bien phu (secret CAT ops). Cliché Online 11:29, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Semi-protection

I have semi-protected the article due to vandalism. If another administrator feels that this is unwise, they are free to remove the protection at any time. Naconkantari e|t||c|m 00:41, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

• I've unprotected for now... these situations are a bit tricky. Let's see what happens. --W.marsh 22:29, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reasons for not promoting

This is a very promising article but it has not been promoted to the status of good article because:

1. It lacks sufficient references and/or citations.
2. It doesn't adequately describe the circumstances leading to the "Quasi-War" namely that "the United States refused to pay back its debt and revoked its agreements with France, arguing that these had been with the French monarchy and that their obligations were null after the change of regime in France."
3. It treats the post-war years as a single block. It would be better to subdivide this section (some additional dates could also be used for the later paragraphs).

Please feel free to resubmit this article when these concerns are addressed.

Cedars 07:52, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] M/F!!

you scumbags forgot to mention why france's government was against the us-led invasion of irak (mass destruction lies in us & uk), you forgot to mention now the antiwar sentiment in us & uk (e.g. the french were right) and on top of this you forgot to mention france's support in afghanistan, with some french troops dead there for the sake of a bunch of swines like you. Cliché Online 11:20, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

I can agree with some of the arguments you present, but your way of presenting them has no place on Wikipedia. Calling other users pigs, swines or scumbags is totally unacceptable and leads to no good. That is the kind of language used in the Rupert Murdoch media about the French and pretty much everyone who does not share the Murdoch-agenda, but there is absolutely no reason to sink to the level of Fox News or the New York Post here. I suggest that you remove your insults, refrain from using insults in the future and instead contribute to Wikipedia in a constructive way. JdeJ 19:38, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] siege of porktown

your map lacks all outremer french territories, ignorant pigs never heard about outremer and think france is only a metropole. Cliché Online 11:34, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Once again, please learn to conduct yourself in a civil manner! Besides, the map is correct and includes the outremer territories, you can see New Caledonia, Reunion and French Guiana. Other areas are too small to be visible on the map. And even if the map would have been wrong, it would not have justifies the language you use. JdeJ 19:41, 22 January 2007 (UTC)