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This article discusses Vietnam War-era and Iraqi War-era relations between the U.S. and France. French President Jacques Chirac does not equate Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with Vietnam's nationalist-minded President Ho Chi Minh. He shares the U.S. goal of finding and removing any Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. And, whereas the Vietnam war lasted for years, no French analyst seriously believes that Hussein can hold out for more than a few weeks at the most. Chirac's decision, along with Germany and Belgium, to block North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) help to Turkey recalls former French President Charles de Gaulle's famous withdrawal of France from NATO's military structure in 1966.

Discusses the French support of the campaign of the United States against terrorism. Comments made by French President Jacques Chirac concerning the role of France in the campaign; Outlook for foreign relations between France and the U.S.

Reports on French support of the United States following terrorist attacks against the U.S. French President Jacques Chirac's visit with U.S. President George W. Bush; Islamic terrorists with French citizenship; Domestic French programs to combat terrorism.