Obama: U.S. Will Help France ‘Hunt Down’ Paris Gunmen

President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media prior to his meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015.... President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media prior to his meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Obama called the shootings at French newspaper a 'cowardly evil attack' on journalists and a free press. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) MORE LESS

President Barack Obama on Wednesday promised to help France “hunt down” the gunmen who stormed the offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, killing up to 12 people.

The President began by offering his “to the people of Paris and the people of France,” describing France as one of America’s best allies in the global war on terror since Sept. 11, 2001.

“For us to see the kind of cowardly, evil attacks that took place today reinforces once again why it’s so important for us to stand in solidarity with them just as they stand in solidarity with us,” he said.

He called the attack on the satirical paper an assault on freedom of expression and the free press, values that America has long shared with France.

The President said he plans to talk with Secretary of State John Kerry on how to help “hunt down and bring the perpetrators of this specific act to justice.”

“Our counter-terrorism cooperation with France is excellent. We will provide
them with every bit of assistance we can going forward,” he said.

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  1. Missed my favorite bit of the quote:

    France is America’s oldest ally, and has stood shoulder to shoulder with the United States in the fight against terrorists who threaten our shared security and the world.

    You know RWNJ heads will explode over France is America’s oldest ally. One they probably don’t know how that could be true, two, the French don’t make enough holes in other folks countries to be considered important.

  2. Hell, it caught me off-guard for a second before I realized the obvious. We have the “France is useless and cowardly” meme shoved down our throats a lot, and the French involvement in the Revolution tends to be mentioned but heavily downplayed even in schools.

  3. “U.S. will help France hunt down Paris gunmen.”

    So Jonah can torture them, right?

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