The leaders and newspapers of Our Oldest Enemy react to Bush’s re-election…

Jacques Chirac: “It is my hope that your second term will provide an opportunity to strengthen the French-American friendship.”

Headlines from French newspapers: “Nasty times ahead” and “The empire gets worse.”

Another French commentary: “It is disastrous news for the world. An America that is conservative, war-like, fanatical and backward-looking is at the controls for the next four years.”