there's an old French saying...
Hope for the best, but prepare to be outflanked...er, I mean, prepare for the worst. Yeah, that's it...the worst.
Clearly, the French are getting ready to draw a [Maginot] line in the sand.
Hey, with the French onboard, we can look forward to the liberation of Paris all over again...I can almost see Saddam posing in front of the Eiffel Tower right now...