Posted on 12/20/2015 1:20:16 PM PST by Navy Patriot
After the bloody terrorist attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, French President Francois Hollande declared war on the Islamic State, also known as ISIS. But although he employed tougher rhetoric, Hollande didn't necessarily make an about-face in French counterterrorism policy.
"The objective is clear, Daesh must be destroyed," Hollande told his Defense Council the day after the attacks, using a pejorative Arabic acronym for the Islamist terror group.
In the weeks that followed, the French president undertook a marathon transcontinental diplomatic blitz to rally reluctant world leaders against ISIS. (Snip)
"It was a political decision; Hollande has gone up in the polls," Regis Aernouts, an antiques dealer in Paris's Sixth Arrondissement, said in an interview with The Daily Signal. He added: "But the real problem is the horrifying condition in which Muslims live in the ghettos. France is basically split into two countries now, and it may be too late to reverse what we have let happen for decades..."
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Yes, but it will happen at some point, in the gruesome future.
I am of French ancestry, btw.
The “future” is fewer cars being burned.
Soetoro did his best to change the topic.
They just voted Marine Le Pen down. She was the only one with the guts to take on the ‘slimes. So I see this as more French saber-rattling, sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Well, the Russians have heard the call, loud and clear.
We can only hope the Russians get up to the speed of the French, and soon.
Obama poured cold water on the idea. But, just wait until the next big attack.
Yep. And that is significant. I suppose a few more mosques will be raided, but game over as I see it.
It looks bleak for the home team.
I sadly agree with you. Each day that goes by without steps to reverse the Islamic flow into Europe, the greater the tide of blood will become to do it if it is even any longer possible.
Well, thanks for standing tall during the Crusades, Lafayette, and for helping the American Patriots, the Louisiana Purchase, the literature, the art, Pasteur, the Curies, the Resistance, and the wine.
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