Felix: You might also point out French conduct in the war in Indochina (Vietnam) and Algeria. Hard to argue the superiority of French “civilization” when you get a look at their tactics and the brutality of their methods.
Apropos of nothing, but on the topic of hypocrisy: Belgium also comes to mind. They screamed incessantly about German behavior during WWI (and WWII), but look at what they did in the Congo. Unbelievably horrific, and this was a “civilized” European nation.
