Paris riots: an American Editorial roundup

From the NY Times:

As shocking as the riots that have swept through the depressed outskirts of Paris and other French cities over the past two weeks has been the flailing response of President Jacques Chirac and his ministers. They appear to have no idea what to do and to whom to talk. Their floundering illustrates the deeper problems that underlie the current unrest: a failed approach to absorbing immigrants into society, an out-of-touch political elite and ministers more interested in a presidential election that's still nearly two years away than in coming up with answers for today's literally burning problems.

Get the second sentence: They appear to have no idea what to do and to whom to talk. As if this can be stopped by talking to bad guys and finding out what their grievances are?

They had the same attitude after 9/11. Negotitate with the killers so they'll stop. They must be reasonable people, right. After all, we are...

Fools.