Old benji had a very short and selective memory but that's ok https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War >>France's help was a major and decisive contribution towards the United States' eventual victory and independence in the war. However, as a cost of participation in the war, France accumulated over 1 billion livres in debt, which significantly strained the nation's finances. The French government's failure to control spending (in combination with other factors) led to unrest in the nation, which eventually culminated in a revolution a few years after the conflict between the US and Great Britain concluded. Relations between France and the United States thereafter deteriorated, leading to the Quasi-War in 1798. Besides he wasn't exactly what I would call a success story genetically speaking, he looks like an obese pelican