In retrospect, de Gaulle’s decision proved to be much more detrimental for France than for the Alliance. By withdrawing from NATO’s integrated military command, France excluded itself from political decision-making within the Alliance and thus became the equivalent of the “Harkis”– the local soldiers who served with the French army during the Algerian war: fine soldiers, but with virtually no reward for their service.
回头看来，戴高乐的决定对法国造成的伤害比对北约造成的更大。由于退出了北约的统一军事指挥体系，法国将自己排除在该联盟内部的政治决策之外，成为与“Harkis”军人类似的身份—这是些在阿尔及利亚战争中与法国军队并肩战斗的当地军人：勇猛的战士，但却几乎没有因为服役而获得任何犒赏。