What country is at civil war? France of course.
"We are in a state of civil war, orchestrated by radical Islamists. This is not a question of urban violence any more; it is an intifada, with stones and Molotov cocktails. You no longer see two or three youths confronting police; you see whole tower blocks emptying into the streets to set their 'comrades' free when they are arrested."
Not everyone agrees that France is in the midst of a civil war against Islamist extremist Gerard Demarcq, of the largest police unions, Alliance, dismissed talk of an "intifada" as representing the views of only a minority.
Mr. Demarcq said that the increased attacks on officers were proof that the policy of "retaking territory" from criminal gangs was working. Mr. Demarcq obviously sees France’s problem as a law and order problem.
However, Michel Thoomis, the secretary general of the hardline Action Police trade union, has written to interior minister, Nicolas Sarkozy warning of an "intifada” and demanding that officers be given armoured cars in the most dangerous areas.
He said: "We are in a state of civil war, orchestrated by radical Islamists.
This is not a question of urban violence any more; it is an intifada, with stones and Molotov cocktails. You no longer see two or three youths confronting police; you see whole tower blocks emptying into the streets to set their 'comrades' free when they are arrested."
He added: "We need armoured vehicles and water cannon. They are the only things that can disperse crowds of hundreds of people who are trying to kill police and burn their vehicles."
Might I remind you that this is happening in the streets of France. Democrats who have called for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq let me ask you, how long would you suppose America has before we begin to look like Europe if we lose in Iraq?
Let’s all think about it!