&gt; It doesn&#x27;t seem to me that this style of argument serves much except to win kudos from people who already agree with the ideas behind it and oppose the policies being advocated.<p>Given France already possessed the desired legal capability and was warned by a friendly government about one of the suspects in 2014 and again in 2015...<p>I&#x27;m not sure how asking for the same measures that failed is a strategy of someone with genuine concerns. Why do you think that?