This is what you are looking for Mojo.
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These words were spoken by Jed Babbin, a former deputy undersecretary of defense in the first Bush administration, during a 30 January 2003 appearance on the political talk show Hardball. The full comment (offered during the course of a discussion about differences between U.S. and European policy towards Iraq) was: " . . . you know frankly, going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion. You just leave a lot of useless noisy baggage behind."
Since Jed Babbin doesn't currently hold a position in the U.S. government (he served as deputy undersecretary of defense under President George H.W. Bush, the father of the current President, back in late 1980s) and is hardly a household name, this quote has been attributed to several other more prominent political and military figures, including current Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Persian Gulf War commander General Norman Schwarzkopf, and former presidential candidate Ross Perot.
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Other great France quotes.
"France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes." ---Mark Twain
"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me."
---General George S. Patton
"We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it."
---- Marge Simpson
"As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure"
---Jacques Chirac, President of France
"As far as France is concerned, you're right."
---Rush Limbaugh
You know the more I think about it the more I am confused. WHY is France thought of as a Major ally? The last time they did anything of value was blocking the British retreat at York Town, and that French government was later executed by the French.
I see France as a neutral power.