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Originally posted by ktsnake
Their government takes a very pro-arab stance because many of their citizens are Arab or have Arab background. If you go back a in history you'll notice France once controlled a good part of north africa and had many interests in the middle east. Remember those Foriegn Legion movies? To stay in office politicians must pander to the masses and special interest groups that they serve. Why do you think the old Shah of Iran took refuge in Paris in his final years?
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and much of their middle-eastern involvement was to counteract British involvement - their colonization of the proposed "palestinian" segment of the British division plan as an example. They colonized - it's not like this was humanitarian involvement. Also - what the hell does north african involvement decades ago have to do with the stance taken by the link in the OP?
I completely agree with your statements on French views of Americans, esp american tourists - I think parts of your historical justification might be a stretch.