The problem being that we leave to secure freedom for ourselves as Hanoi Jane / John Kerry (and their like) left because they could not secure their control over the freedom of everyone BUT for theirs.
France (as they suggested as their prime choice of residence) is not a country I would consider as a "Free" nation, but rather a country of the 'elite'.
Correction - Sorry about that....
Kerry and Fonda did not LEAVE as we hoped and they threatened.
DAMN!D
My first and only trip to France was last year. The French government has its fingers in every pie. Every little facet of society was over-regulated and over-taxed then. As bad as this "big government" is, it pales in comparison to the repressive French state. With the new socialist regime in power it will only get worse. I will never go back.