[Fenris6]

Belmont Club is covering this very well - good background and inside info, also check the comments section for some interesting insights.

http://fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com/

[Fenris6]

/money quote:

"The Muslim uprising of the last week is a challenge to the half century of policy that has brought France to this point. Polices which deprecated European culture, frowned on a national identity, lowered the birthrate, created a welfare state, imported 'guest workers', promoted mindless multiculturalism and relied on 'international' treaties for protection -- all articles of Leftist faith -- are now facing the judgment of history; and worse, the verdict of Islam. It would be supremely ironical if the European Left, the 'vanguard of history', required for its future survival the very things it had set out to destroy."

[cgbg]

Great link.

The writers understand clearly that "You can't beat something with nothing."

France is an idea that has been mutilated by socialism, immigration, and multiculturalism.

Islamic extremism has no such qualms about its identity or a willingness to chop off heads or attack the disabled on the road to victory.

In Patton's great speech he said: "Men love to fight."

The Muslims are men. The French are effete and effeminate.

The Muslims don't even need an organized plan. They just need to hunt for weakness and keep moving forward--and France will be there for the taking.

We should not get involved in this one. France already died. There is nothing left to save.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The link didn't work for me, but I see others have commented on it, so it must be a good link. I'll try back later.

[P.O.E.]

France in particular, maintained there was nothing that temporizing and appeasement, in one form or another, could not solve. What events in France have done is discredit the liberal recipe so badly that even those who are not prepared to admit that American policy may have been right must now root around for an alternative theory. Fukuyama's essay is a good step in that direction. Faster please.

From your link. Well said.

[Yardstick]

Bumpin' your link because it's good, and so I can come back to it.