So, the French opposition is no different from our own.


French opposition leader Nicolas Sarkozy took aim at President Francois Hollande today, claiming he had failed to take adequate security measures after the jihadist attacks in January.


The latest attack on Friday night which left 129 people dead has increased political tensions just weeks ahead of regional elections, and the brief semblance of national unity has quickly frayed.


"How many victims must there be before we use the word (failings)? Were all the implications considered after the January attacks? The answer is no," Sarkozy asked in an interview with Le Monde newspaper.


"Too much time was wasted," said the man hoping to take another run at the presidency in 2017 polls. "Nor did the government draw all the right conclusions about the impact of our military intervention in Syria on internal security," said Sarkozy, who himself led a French intervention in Libya in 2011.


He said anti-terrorist measures should have been boosted immediately. The January attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine, police and a Jewish supermarket killed 17 people, and there have been several foiled attacks since.