[Niuhuru]

Chirac did a lot of damage in his dealings with Saddam and then started a massive hate fest toward the French.

With all the comments and utter hatred that blew up, I think all the mocking is what drove the French over the edge.

Plus Chirac wasn’t doing diddly to help deal with France’s domestic problems.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Which shows that Obama committed a gross blunder by expressing his open admiration for man who faces stern criticism by his own countrymen. Chirac isn't in power anymore and by extending his willingness to work with Chirac, Obama disrespected the sitting president.

I guess Obama never got out of the community organizer mentality after all.