America is far away, protected by the ocean. Not even Napoleon himself could touch England. You are both sheltered; we are not.

What argument is Georges Clemenceau, the French premier, making in this statement?

Napoleon was the finest general in French history.
France is far safer than either Britain or the United States.
France has far more to fear from a strong Germany than either the United States or Britain.
The war caused more damage to French property than to British or American property.