Yeah yeah, we saved France's butt during WWII. And most of Europe. But the US wouldn't exist without the help of the French, so maybe we ought to get off our high horse about WWII, do ya think?

Being allies is not about trading soldiers' lives -- and even if it were, we'd kinda be even with the French after that little ruckus in 1776. The French and the Germans are our friends and allies. Just because they are telling us something we don't want to hear doesn't mean they aren't doing it to try to be helpful.

Yet, every time the UN balks at doing exactly what the US wants, we hear this whining about the UN becoming "irrelevant." The UN was never there to be the US's lackey, it's there to promote the better interests of the *world.*