France then went on to play an extremely complex and dangerous game. In January 2013 - in other words, one month after Laurent Fabiusβ public support for Al-QaΓ―da in Syria - France launched an operation in Mali against the same Al-QaΓ―da, provoking the first reaction against its agents infiltrated in Syria.Reap what you sow. Neocons are still firmly in the driver's seat.