In American history, France is Vicky France. 1/3rd over powered the Republic with a declaration of surrender. 20+ years of Yahoo news cycles, yep give France about 1/3rd anything and there is political will.
Everything else is Charles D'Gaulle and histories of modern Intelligence. After France left NATO because the government felt the USA was "too full of itself" with base locations and "economics". Something, US leaves the silver standard; Vietnam ends.
D'Gaulle's France in American eyes is the begining of the "red tails" plus surrender.