france to take tough stance on terror
in response to recent terrorist bombings in saudi arabia, several international leaders issued statements [read them]
notably, france condemned “with the greatest firmness” the bombings. france’s embassy there said three french nationals were injured and told its citizens to maintain “utmost vigilance.”
yeah. maintain “utmost vigilance.” because the french government, in the interest of peace, will never go beyond using words to fight terrorism. even if an olive-skinned guy brandishing an automatic weapon was driving a bomb-laden jeep toward, say the eiffel tower, the only response by frenchmen would be to yell, “we condemn with greatest firmness your proposed action, most respectable sir.” then they would drop anything threatening, like knives, lit cigarettes, and toothpicks, and jump into the seine.
let’s all thank france for its “hard-line” stance against terrorism, and for its history of supporting the US in fighting it.