Original sentence: Anti-French sentiment in the United States returned to the fore in the wake of France's refusal to endorse the 2003 US plan to invade Iraq in the UN Security Council.Relations improved somewhat under de Gaulle's successors, but France and the US continued to view themselves fundamentally as rivals rather than colleagues.Soon after the end of the Second World War relations between the United States and France began to sour; the US public and government were overtly critical of France's war in Algeria and in Indochina.There were a variety of reasons why many Americans opposed the actions of the French government on this matter.While other nations (notably Germany, Russia, and China), France was singled out for particularly ferocious criticism
Edited sentence: Anti-French sentiment in the United States returned to the fore in the wake of France's refusal in the UN Security Council to endorse the 2003 US plan to invade Iraq.As to the Iraq conflict, there were a variety of reasons why many Americans opposed the actions of the French government on this matter.Before the Iraq crisis, France and the United States had long had a troubled relationship.Both of these permanent members of the Security Council were openly opposed on March 11, 2003, to the proposed new U.It is unclear to some French people why Russia and China are not being equally criticized.Many people (including some French people) feel that France was singled out because they were one of two members of the security council who openly threatened a veto on March 11, while other people claim it possible that the concentration of the U.Relations improved somewhat under de Gaulle's successors, but France continues to view itself fundamentally as a rival to the US rather than a colleague.Since many other nations were also openly opposed to the plan to invade Iraq, most French people wonder why their country has been singled out for censure.Soon after the end of the Second World War relations began to sour; the US public and government were overtly critical of France's war in Algeria and in Indochina.The sentiment was rooted in French President Jacques Chirac's clear opposition to any new U.media on France is an example of media manipulation, using France as a scapegoat to avoid mentioning and discussing all the other countries that were opposed to the plan.resolution, with France and Russia both promising a veto.resolutions regarding the Iraq disarmament crisis