First, let me say how much I sympathize with the Parisians.  I lived there for 16 months, in the 12th arrondissement (district), doing odds and ends, helping out a couple of churches.  We all sense it, and AT has posted blogs about it.  Here's the chain of responsibility for the Paris massacre, in causal order, as far as the U.S. is concerned: 1. The proximate cause: the eight or so killers who pulled the triggers. 2. Then come Islamic planners behind the scenes (obviously a military hit squad that came into France recently, but with homegrown help). 3. ISIS, who swept into the void and conflict, taking territory the size of Indiana. 4. Obama policy and his campaign promise, coming out of his misguided beliefs, that said Iraq is at peace so we can withdraw from the region.  Do I need to mention the red line that got blown away by the desert sands and poison gas?  Iraq may have been at peace, but his...(Read Full Post)