Fault for the Riots

The International Herald-Tribune has a pretty damning assessment as to ther reasons behind the French riots.

As usual, France's hubris comes back to bite them. While French elites like to criticize American government, American values, and especially American race relations, it was also inevitable that the French would be subjected to such riots because of the French government, French values, and French attitudes towards race.

Unfortunately, France has not become sophisticated enough to move beyond its deep racism and flawed governmental policy. Only then can France truly become a modern western democracy.