What the fukk are you talking about?RIP but French intelligence wtf? After Charlie Hebdo, after some American frat bro prevented a massacre, these terrorists still had carte blanche to move around Paris with no repercussions and they were doing this in close proximity to the president. If they can't even assure their president's safety what hope does the public have in a country with a large marginalized Muslim population.
And Obama needs to shut up with the ISIL success spin. The same ISIL that has managed to attack Russia, Lebanon and France in a month is not a success story in the US.
Is Hollande willing to put boots on the ground to defeat people who somehow view their own destruction as a success. That's the question the West needs to answer in this non linear idealogical battle. The answer will not be found in America where their success was in the more clear cut communism capitalism battle. The answer is in Europe's history where they have come across similar situations such is the 19th century Sudanese caliphate and a whole bunch of other "bullets will bounce of you" encounters. For the west to win Europe will need to take the lead...everything that's old is new again.
This issue is a particularly big issue in France for a reason. Much bigger than "the West". Their actions, in particular, over hundreds of years and in recent years - has put them in this position.
- large marginalised Muslim population, makes up the majority of prison population
- Haven't bothered to do anything about ^^^ unlike the UK for example
- large National Front collective
- fukked up former colonies
- extremely aggressive foreign policy in Muslim countries. Even the US have retreated
- firearms problem due to location in Europe