>> we can tell you that france has been bombing iraq and syria, also fighting radical jihadists on the continent of africa. extremists in africa. and these extremists have frequently issued threats to france. so joining us now on the phone to talk about this is fred fleitz, senior vice president with the center for security policy and former cia analyst. given what was said in the concert hall, this is for syria, given the fact that france has been bombing extremists, isis extremists, in syria, you would draw a direct connection? >> this is an isis attack. either isis directed or isis inspired. this is a distinction without a difference. we know this is how isis is carrying ultimate out its global jihad. to stage attacks like this or inspire them through the enter