Doesn't our government do things to us that we don't like?Do any of us deserve things like the 9th circuit's latest ruling, or the Senate's deciding that we can't mistreat terrorists? Why do you think France is any different?
When Reagan bombed Libya, the French government wouldn't let us use their air space. I was in France the following summer, and many, many people told me they were furious with the govt, and applauded what Reagan did. Just as Clinton betrayed us, Chirac (who is at least as corrupt as Clinton) has betrayed them. Do the people have a hand in their own demise? No doubt. But they are a once great nation who have fallen on hard times, and they deserve our prayers. This is no time for scorn.
Read "Our Oldest Enemy: A History of America's Disastrous Relationship with France" by John J. Miller, Mark Molesky
At some point they have to be accountable for their actions. Snickering is about as benevolent as we can be right now, since what they really deserve is our wrath.