In fact, French-American relations have already begun to improve, as both sides realized that their pubic dispute was damaging their interests. The exit of some of the most strident neo-conservatives in the Bush administration over the past year has also helped, and with growing opposition to the Iraq War, some Americans are beginning to think that the French may have had a point after all.
尽管这种矛盾心理不会有什么改变，法美关系却很有可能会得到改善，而不管现在处于领先的三位候选人最终是谁在5月6日的最后一轮投票中胜出，这部分得归因于希拉克的离开。事实上，法美关系已经开始改善了，因为双方都认识到它们的公开争论损害了它们的利益。过去一年布什政府内的某些最强硬的新保守派的离去对此也有帮助，同时随着对伊拉克战争越来越大的反对声，一些美国人开始认识到法国人的观点还是有道理的。