Jag, I think the "general" issue against the French is their "snooty attitude." I think we still expect them to kiss our asses because we liberated them in WW2.
Personally, I don't like the French because they treated their colonies like absolute shit and ranted against the war on a humanitarian slant, when it would seem it was more an issue of economics for them.
You know, you called it our war, but last I checked, Australia was a member of the COW, so it's your war, too...or are you going to pull the Swiss card out?