Fillon, Jupp E ;, Raffarin work in the Middle East in order to avoid "the shonneur"

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Francois Fillon Alain Juppé and Jean-Pierre Raffarin, who temporarily UMP President François Hollande called on Wednesday to intervene in the Middle East - Iraq and Gaza - to avoid the "shame".

Open Letter to the Head of State in a letter published in Le Monde on 14 August, three former prime minister, said: "France is obliged to risk the embarrassment of his voice.".

Require "massive undertaking" as refugees and the European Union "unwavering support" for military intervention to stop the advance of the jihadists in Iraq.

"The Middle East is burning and Europe? Look elsewhere!" The three opposition leaders said the formula responds to the alarm in 2002, the environment, Jacques Chirac ("Our house is on fire, and look elsewhere").

"All the delicate balance in the region against the" analysis of the three opposition leaders. "The United States and Russia have built on the new powers lost much of their influence., Iran, Turkey, United Arab countries weakened by disorders that affect their business.".

"The result is a resurgence of sectarian conflict between Shiites and Sunnis, along with the dramatic consequences of the Christian minority in the east. Bloody neutral in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip."

"Europe is not only a duty to intervene, was their interest," the hammer of the three former rulers.

"Open-craters to feed French in Syria and Iraq, the terrorist threat, tomorrow, it could have serious consequences for the security of our country and in Europe." Also "area is critical to our energy security."

"For two years Celle the French foreign policy in the Middle East between passivity and conformism. European unreadable" they complain.

"We need to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and in Iraq," they add. "Initiatives in France and Great Britain in the right direction, but not enough. C? EU Massive commitment and necessary."

For them, "the question? Welcome refugees from the conflict in our country should be decided jointly. Supporting our military action to stop the advance of jihad must be unique. Finally, a new geopolitical balance has to be taken into account and the participation of Turkey, Iran and the Gulf States in the resolution of this crisis. "