"My first reaction is to launch insults his way but this is a very good thing: he simply isn't welcome in the USA."
I agree. It is a no-class move, but would we want Castro, Kim, Qadaffy or any of the other loser leaders there? Chirac belongs in their company, not Reagan's.
Maybe we could find some Nazis that still want to invade Chirac's country--only this time we could all go bowling.