French Airstrike on ISIL

[Tictac]

I've never had much use for the French. I did a lot of business there in the 90s and found them both feckless and imperious (for no discernible reason).

But it takes a large amount of balls to conduct air strikes against ISIL when 10% of your population is Muslim.

 

[Jaylan]

Given how the Aussies just stopped a domestic terror cell that planned to publicly behead an Australian citizen, I wouldnt be surprised if the next Western terror attack occurs in Australia or France. They have both stepped up big in their support of an offensive against ISIS.

 

[Stagger Lee]

Not really because ISIL has been mostly fighting and terrorizing other Muslims and most Muslims have been calling for or at least supportive of western airstrikes against ISIL. Muslims only recognize terrorism committed by muslims against other muslims.

Of course any involvement risks retaliation from some extreme muslim group, but they don't really need an excuse.

 

[rugby11]

What was the withdraw?