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In article <1992Aug10.201926.22653@news.columbia.edu>, egl1@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Elizabeth G. Levy) writes:
> In article <1992Aug10.141702.3339@desire.wright.edu> demon@desire.wright.edu (Stupendous Man) writes:
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>>	Blame the French?  For what, losing?
> 
> Probably closer to Truman, who supported the French efforts to
> re-establish their colonies.  Yeah, yeah, another Democrat. :-)
> 

	The story of the US-French dealings is an interesting exercise in
political science.

	The US needed French cooperation for NATO and a joint French-German
defense plan.  The price was surplus WWII equipment and $6 Billion to the
French for them to fight Ho Chi Mihn.

	If that wasn't bad enough, we waded in after them.  Convinced that we
could do it better.

	Followups to soc.history.

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