Conversation so far:
what was operation torch?
Operation Torch was an Anglo–American invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the Dwight D. Eisenhower article?
French cooperation was deemed necessary to the campaign, and Dwight D. Eisenhower encountered a preposterous situation with the multiple rival factions in France

Question: what was the preposterous situation that Eisenhower encountered?
Self-contained rewrite: what was the preposterous situation that Dwight D. Eisenhower encountered?