[FairOpinion]

"Important".

I bet it's important, to the French, who acted as an enemy, not as a friend. Now they can reap, what they sowed.

Your arguments are transparent. WE will not suffer if we don't trade with the French, THEY will, and well they should. Maybe next time, if there is a next time, they won't line up with our enemies against us.

Keep the French boycott! If they French don't like it, they can put the blame where it belongs, on the shoulder of Chirac, who was conspiring with Saddam against the US.

[ComtedeMaistre]

"WE will not suffer if we don't trade with the French"

Tell that to American wheat, beef, and pork farmers, who live in the Red-colored electoral states.

High-tech firms in liberal regions such as Seattle and Silicon Valley will not suffer much, because they have a virtual monopoly in some technology products in the world market.

But there are many other nations besides America that are agricultural producers on the world market.