A deputy in France's National Assembly has called on French politicians to reconsider the country's foreign policy in the aftermath of Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris, the deadliest in the country's history. Six separate strikes on the city's residents left at least 128 people dead and another 180 injured.
Les attentats du 13 novembre doivent pousser Paris à revisiter sa politique étrangère, estime Jacques Myard, député du parti Les Républicains. #fusilladeparis #attentats #parisattacks
Posted by Sputnik France on Saturday, 14 November 2015
The interview Jacques Myard gave Sputnik France.
"It's very simple, we are at war. We are fighting against different kinds of jihadists and the Islamic State," Jacques Myard, who is a deputy for the Les Republicains party in France's lower house of parliament.
"We must go further, France needs to reexamine its foreign policy, particularly in Syria. I think we have followed a mistaken policy. Today, those who are fighting the jihadists are those in Damascus, with the support of Iran and Russia."
"The enemy today is the Islamic State, the jihadists of al-Qaeda, it is not Bashar Assad who is the enemy of France."
"In order to put an end to terrorism, it is necessary to urgently find a solution to the crisis in Syria."
Revising Europe's policy on freedom of movement may also help France to tackle the extremist threat, said the deputy.
