[pgkdan]

The long-term prognosis, however, is inescapable: "the sweet dream of universal cultural compatibility has been replaced," as Theodore Dalrymple puts it, "by the nightmare of permanent conflict."

Not a pretty picture. As much as I despise the French I wouldn't wish this on them...they brought it on themselves, but I still wouldn't wish it on them.

[vpintheak]

Goodbye France hello to the Theocracy of Frogistan.

[right right]

They need to experience a "Kent State" event. It will save lives, money, material stuff, and France. I fully expect France to tumble (maybe not right now, but eventually) unless they get different and good hard leadership.

[giobruno]

The greatest nation of the past 500 years is reduced to this; I'm going to read Augustine's feelings on the sack of Rome to put me in the mood. As much as I like to see the French impotence and cowardice on display for all to see, the whole episode makes me despondent; the French were once a proud and intelligent people with the achievement to back up both. But the French have really brought this on themselves, their little game of playing the "other" side has finally come to bite them good. They have peddled almost every stupid idea of the past 50 years.

[Danae]

"the sweet dream of universal cultural compatibility has been replaced,"

What a fool. There is and never has been "Cultural Compatibility" with Muslims. They really do believe in "Convert or die". They also remember the Crusades very very well, it is still talked about today in Arab Cafes. To them, this is payback, even if it did take centuries for them to be in a position to do it. the only "Cultural Compatibility" these people know is from the safe side of a weapon pointed at someone else.

Better get with the program Jacques. You and France as we know it today is in great peril. I for one don't think that the USA is gonna come save your arses again.