They would think Washington has invented a system so dumb, so extreme and so fundamentalist that changing it will surely prove a stunningly difficult task.
A cartoonist writes that "free speech is clearly both a gift and a right, and a terror attack like this is a huge motivation to wield that speech more effectively and powerfully."
If the horrific murders at the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo was a strategic strike, then the French public must resist playing into the hands of the terrorists.