BREMMER: The Paris attacks put Russia and Iran ‘in a stronger position’

By Natasha Bertrand (original source Business Insider)

“France has declared war on the Islamic State, and it is looking for partners.

“We must combine our forces to achieve a result that is already too late in coming,” French President Francois Hollande said in a rousing speech at the Palace of Versailles on Monday, days after France suffered the deadliest attack on its soil since World War II, at the hands of assailants linked to the Islamic State.

France has long resisted going harder against ISIS in Syria for fear of undermining or eliminating a principal rival of its long-time enemy, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.”

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