The clear objective of the terror cells responsible for the Paris attack, and the many other attacks both successful and failed which preceded it and will continue to follow, is to elevate their cause to a Holy War.
13 attack on Paris and the more recent San Bernadino shootings American politicians and talking heads around the globe and across the spectrum seem to be competing to see who can make the most aggressive and inflammatory pronouncements. Instead, in the wake of the horrific Nov. It is an example the rest of the world should be seeking to emulate today.
In World War II the British were famously respected for their stoic resolve in the face of adversity.