Why is France So Ready to Intervene & Support The U.S. in Syria? Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email President Barack Obama and President François Hollande of France, with interpreters, hold a discussion following their bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, May 18, 2012. ( Official White House photo / Wikimedia Commons ) Produced by PRI and WNYC