| − | In March of 2003 A.D., France opposed President [[George W. Bush]] and the [[Iraq war]], prompting heavy backlash and criticism from the American people, and causing them to question whether France's status as a U.S. ally had been permanently undermined. | + | In March of 2003 A.D., France opposed President [[George W. Bush]] and the [[Iraq War]], prompting heavy backlash and criticism from the American people, and causing them to question whether France's status as a U.S. ally had been permanently undermined. |