hmmm ... France is however, a nuclear power
i think they usually side with Germany because they tend to agree; but obviously together they have a lot of power within the EU
another point - in Europe we've been having wars a lot longer than the States and so we generally don't like them... we are also generally more cynical I should think, so less inclined to believe politicians of any persuasion
French business interests? next someone will be suggesting that it's all about oil
