Cinco de Mayo?

Today Roger Cohen writes in the NYT.

The French debacle in South Africa has brought great sorrow to the French soul.

It was difficult not to remember when in 1862 the best European troops of Napoleon were defeated in Mexico by General Ignacio Zaragoza, and the Mexican Indians from Zacopoaxtla. More than a hundred years later the story repeats itself. After Mexico defeated their proud French team 2-0, there was a riot inside the locker room. One player insulted the coach so badly that he had to go home to Paris, before the games were over.

Mexico is not a small enemy, if they give us a level field, we can fight.

Too bad Nicolas Sarkozy.