France a natural troublemaker.

(From The Korea Herald)

VAL D'ISERE, France-Not long after moving to Paris three years ago, I was invited to speak at the Ecole Militaire, where France has trained its officers for the last several hundred years. The tomb of Napoleon is a few blocks away at Les Invalides: The emperor's small body lies encased in a massive and intimidating red marble sarcophagus.

I told the officers that I admired much about their country, including its highly professional army. But I observed that France was in danger of becoming a magnificent museum-"a Disneyland for adults,'' is how I think I put it. There was an awkward silence, and later some angry questions from the officers. Not …