Too many responses on this comment board belie a sense of self-righteousness and superiority that seems to pervade much of the American mindset today. This depresses me to no end. For the record, I am an American, and I do believe the military action led by the U.S. in recent months were the "right thing" to do. I personally am convinced that there was a clear need to deal with the situation.
Having said that, why is it necessary to villify anyone who believes strongly in a position that doesn't happen to line up with ours? There are people in France (and indeed the rest of the world) who looked at the situation, carefully considered the options, and came to a different conclusion that the people and/or government in the U.S. Does that mean that their position is any less tenable than ours? Does it merit them them the label of "traitor" any more than we deserve the label of "arrogant bully"? I fail to see why people can't stand to have others disagree with them without resorting to petty ad hominem attacks. This kind of behavior just seems to suggest a fundamental closed-mindedness that I would like to think is the exception, not the rule, in the American society.
Someone above commented that he/she found it "funny that people would assume the worst" about the situation, where the "worst" was implied to be the assumption that the photos were doctored. This is exceptionally amusing. I look at it differently...I also find it funny, but to me, the assumption of the worst is that this is some sort of gesture sanctioned by the government and indicative of the French hatred for us. To me, it looks like someone decided to express his/her personal opinion in this rather childish manner. Why is everyone "assuming the worst" and trying to find the interpretation that tends to foster these nasty emotions?