Without FRANCE there would be NO United STATES of America.

Britian invaded this nation twice, folks. Hell! they burnt down our capital in the war of 1812.

I have frankly never understood why America is so full of Francophobes and so full of Anglophiles.

Not that I hate England or the English, especially, but I feel a great affection for the people of France, too.

Likewise, FYI, other nations which worked their magic to help the colonies throw off the yoke of BRITISH OPPRESSION?

Spain, the Netherlands, Imperial Russia, various of the Italian states, various of the GERMAN states, too. All contributed money clandestinely to support our war of independence.

Without that clandestine assistance from many EUROPEAN nations, it is arguable, we would STILL be a colony of Britian (or something like Canada has become).

France refuses to be a puppet to American interests.

They decided to create their own nuclear umbrella, and they partially pulled out of the NATO defence alliance in the mid 1950s.

American government seems to have never forgiven them for NOT accepting the fact that they were also-rans in the AMERICAN hegemony game, post WWII.

That is the only explanation which makes sense to me for why the USA and France don't get along so well.