And that is as it should be, for unity is crucial to countering terrorists, whose priority is to create division, incite confrontation, and marginalize moderates. Indeed, even Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Front, initially warned against the dangers of an anti-Muslim backlash, stating that a few lost young men were in no way representative of the majority of French Muslims.
目前，法国呈现出一种国民大团结之势，一如9/11爆发后的美国。理应如此，因为团结是对抗恐怖分子的关键。恐怖分子的首要目标是制造分裂、引发冲突、边缘化温和派。事实上，就连极右翼政党国民阵线（National Front ）领导人马琳·勒庞（Marine Le Pen）一开始也警告反穆斯林的副作用，声称一小撮迷失的年轻人决不能代表大部分法国穆斯林。