&gt; This is jihad, blind violence<p>This might be a war operation. It is very effective to sacrifice eight soldiers to make the whole army retreat. And other countries might be scared too and withdraw their troops.<p>&gt;  If you ask the ones who sent them to bomb, i bet you will  find a mixture of vague anti-westernism , anti-semitism etc.<p>France is in a war against IS. So they fight with their enemy.<p>&gt; it&#x27;s hard to come up with solutions to fix the broken arab world<p>What about restraining from using force? Using diplomatic and economic measures?