Of course they surrendered, they're French

In a New York Times on-line article actually written by someone that Rico knows, "France registered 'shock' that one of its warships had been unable to unload a 1,000-ton cargo of aid in Burma... The French communiqué complained that nothing “can justify the victims of a catastrophe finding themselves being denied the basic right to benefit from the necessary aid.” The French statement Sunday said French officials were “particularly shocked” that Myanmar authorities had not permitted the Mistral to unload its cargo directly for distribution in the Irrawaddy Delta — the worst-hit area.

Rico says he is reminded of Claude Rains saying he was 'shocked, shocked' in Casablanca...