No-one in Paris - or any other Western capital - wants parts of Mali to become like Afghanistan in the 1990s - a place where acts of terror further afield could be planned and where people would then ask why something was not done earlier.

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With a bit of prompting, some people will ask why the authorities have not done more to help, more quickly.

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If you want an explaination why that would have to be done, just ask.

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Good idea, and why wasn't it done before? outsiders may ask.

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