"I have long thought that there were forces in France intent on reducing the American role in the world. That is more troubling than the stance of a German chancellor, who has been largely rejected by his own people," Perle said.
That's right, Richard Perle, chairman of the Pentagon's Policy Advisory Board, has declared that one of the U.S.'s oldest allies is no longer our ally.
Whether you agree with France's stance on war or not (and I would agree that in many ways the French are being cynical: after all, they have lots of money invested in Iraq oil too. Why screw up their good thing? On the other hand, the US is being just as hypocritical, as we see when we consider our response to Korea.), this kind of rhetoric is short-sighted at best and certainly just as damaging to future international relations.