But already, these procedures have allowed many people too old or frail for anoperation to get help for problems that otherwise would likely kill them.
And finally, last week, I determined that we had enough intelligence to take action, and authorized anoperation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice.
So its decision to get involved in Mali, anoperation Hollande said "will last as long as necessary, " underlies the seriousness of France's concern about the situation there.