User blog comment:Eastward Expansion/The Russian Bear (Book Review Part 3)/@comment-1650675-20100802005932

France doesn't want to fight the war on terror because they, of all people, have realized that they gain nothing (and also Saddam was France's best Eastern ally at the time of our invasion)from the war. Thing is, France hates Russia more than they hate the US (just like Russia hates China more than they hate the US). They also realize that russia, unlike the US, WILL go to war on europe with the intent of conquering. The US will go to war with Europe (under extreme circumstances), but they won't actually conquer anything. Russian culture just doesn't have the same veiws that we do concerning war and peace. And I highly doubt anybody on either side explicitly wants a world war, but the thing is, Russia will go there if need be; the US won't. France most definately WILL go to war on the Polish side if Russia reaches Germany.