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# Et la Merde! French Fury over Subs Deal
- URL: https://goodoil.news/et-la-merde-french-fury-over-subs-deal/
- Published: 2021-09-18T02:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-17T10:26:11.000Z
- Author: Cam Slater
- Tags: AUS Politics, Defense, Politics, USA Politics, World Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:31

If you thought the Chinese were miffed at the AUKUS alliance, they’ve got nothing on the French.

Nobody throws a hissy-fit quite like the French. Gallic displays of outraged *hauteur* are almost as legendary as France’s ability to run up the white flag. So, when Australia said *non* to buying France’s crappy, over-priced subs in favour of good ol’ US of A nuclear-powered reliables, the French were quick to fart in both our general directions.

> France canceled a gala celebrating French-U.S. relations after the Biden administration cut France out of a defense agreement with Australia, angering French officials.

Before you could say, “Cancel the canapés!”, French officials were stamping their feet and putting the Moët back in the boxes.

> On Wednesday, the United States, Britain, and Australia announced a three-way military alliance to help Australia combat Chinese aggression in the region. The U.S. and Britain agreed to support Australia and aid it in building a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. The three countries will also trade information on key technological advancements in areas such as artificial intelligence and long-range strike capabilities.  
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> French officials reacted angrily to the deal, accusing the United States of stabbing it “in the back” for cutting France out of the deal and undermining a 2016 agreement France had negotiated with Australia. In 2016, France agreed to supply Australia with a fleet of diesel-powered submarines. While that deal is now defunct with the new U.S.-U.K.-Australian agreement, French officials have promised a legal battle over the 2016 deal.

Frankly, the Morrison government has dodged a bullet. Who, after all, would pay through the nose for a clunky Citroën when they could get their hands on a top-rate Mustang?

But, naturally miffed at missing out on all that Aussie gold, the French reacted with all the reserve of *la vache enragée*. The French Foreign Minister sputtered and twirled his no doubt impeccably pointy moustache and threw down his beret in rage.

> “This brutal, unilateral and unpredictable decision reminds me a lot of what Mr. Trump used to do,” French Foreign Minister **Jean-Yves Le Drian** told franceinfo radio, according to *Reuters*. “I am angry and bitter. This isn’t done between allies.”  
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> “It’s a stab in the back. We created a relationship of trust with Australia and that trust has been broken,” Le Drian said.  
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> [The Daily Wire](https://www.dailywire.com/news/angry-and-bitter-france-snubs-biden-cancels-gala-celebrating-u-s-french-relationship?ref=goodoil.news)

Sure, Froggy – and Australians remember how well France treated us in trade deals in the 90s.

*BFD* readers no doubt also have fond memories of France’s dealings in their own country.

The French are the last people who should be lecturing anyone about *la duplicité*.

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