Let me see if I get this straight:
We (Americans, that is) act like complete ass-monkeys toward the French for not supporting us in what, by many people all over the world, was considered an unacceptable use of power. We insult them, ridicule them and generally prove why the term "Ugly American" exists. Yet we have the gall to complain when they finally "fire back"? If we're going to act like children, we should not be suprised when we get treated like children.