French Demonstrate Their Love of Peace By Torching Statue of Liberty And a 9/11 memorial. Bordeaux is a nice place otherwise. Had they been Iraqis, maybe I could understand. Except Iraqis want Hussein gone. If it were Muslims, maybe I could understand but I disagree with any religion that says they have to support any evil dictator over any non-Muslim. But this was French young people ... who apparently don't understand the concept of liberty. They think freedom of expression only applies to torching McDonalds or defacing a Statue of Liberty replica in Bordeaux. Hatred is always seething under the surface in Europe, waiting to erupt. If it's not Jews, it's Americans. If they are too cowardly to make their opinions known in a public forum, they deface memorials and statues. Like the Muslim issue, it is expected no one in France will notice this as a problem. Article Here