Were we involved with some sort of operation with the French? Look at the correspondence on Wikileaks the day after the helicopter crash.
Digging deeper -
>I just connected with French Amb Delattre. He very much appreciated the call, and for "showing solidarity in a
meaningful way" with their loss. He also expressed condolences
for our own Iocc of 6 Marinas tnriav
https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/5343