Chirac leaps into action after more than a week of riots

Obviously impressed by the Bush slowness to respond to Katrina and earlier the tsunami, Chirac finally broke his silence and spoke publicly about the race riots that have spread across the country. The focus on the right seems to be more about the violence and political finger pointing than the actual problem behind the problem. Of course something needs to be done about the violence but instead of cowboy politics which seem to almost dare the rioters to try again, there should be more time spent on discussing the root cause. Chirac is saying that he will announce a policy initiative today but politicians are always long on talk, short on action. If his initiative does not address the underlying problems and does not start soon, this problem will not go away.