Wow, seems like I touched a nerve there. I'm not big on being lumped into random categories, such as 'people using racism to end a discussion' - I was actually attempting to make what I consider a valid point (as I said, not every decision he's made is a terrible one, but he never hesitates to use racial slurs against orcs). When we're talking about real life (which we're not, btw - I thought we were having a friendly discussion about fictional characters), nothing annoys me more than people who needlessly play the 'racist' card. But I'm not re-iterating random crap I've heard people say, I'm simply drawing that conclusion pertaining to Wrynn based on what I've seen in-game. I respect that you don't feel that way, so dismount that high horse and take a chill pill, bro.
When Wrynn came back from the Icecrown campaign, as it says in the game, he found his people essentially falling apart. That statue was introduced in the pre-Cata patch, which means that it was built somewhere in the interim between killing Arthas and the rise of Deathwing. Point being, regardless of exactly when it was built, it was still made during a point in time when the people of SW needed those resources (among other things).
And I agree with you about Thrall.
I get it, you like Wrynn and you feel you have good reason to. That's fine. I don't like him, and I feel I have good reason to. That's fine too. :]