They would have criticized him had he remained passive while Bamako fell into the hands of terrorists. Yet this support may be fragile, and could collapse if something goes wrong on the ground – or, worse, in France.
现在判断马里和萨赫勒——或者就这个问题而言，在法国本土——将发生什么还为时过早。现在，法国人一边倒地支持者奥朗德。若巴马科落入恐怖分子之手，则奥朗德将被千夫所指。但这一支持是脆弱的，如果形势转坏（特别是在法国国内），奥朗德的支持就会轰然瓦解。