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Are the French friend or foe?

Did all those Republicans blasting President Obama for not attending the solidarity rally in France forget that they were the same ones who, after 9/11, jumped on bandwagon to change the name French fries to Freedom fries because the French did not participate in the illegitimate war in Iraq?

Shabbir Motorwala, Miami

This story was originally published January 16, 2015 at 6:57 PM with the headline "Are the French friend or foe?."

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