<p>After 18 months of terror that began with the Charlie Hebdo shootings in January 2015, French President Francois Hollande has announced that the beleaguered nation will be creating a new civilian National Guard to &ldquo;protect its citizens.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Parliamentary consultations about creating this ;new guard ;will begin in September &ldquo;so that this force can be created as fast as possible to protect the French,&rdquo; says Hollande.</p>
<p>The guard will be composed of volunteers from the military, police, and paramilitary police. All able-bodied volunteers are encouraged to join. The French government hopes to boost the nation&rsquo;s current 28,000 reservists by 12,000.</p>
<p>Such a force, which France has not had since 1872, is desperately needed to aid the current forces, who are fatigued by 18 months of constant alert and repeated attacks. ;Hollande&rsquo;s decision ;is also an admission that France is unable to deal with terrorism with the resources it currently has. ;As PB&rsquo;s Joe Gilbertson ;theorized in a previous article, responses like this are a clear sign that the terrorists are winning.</p>
<p>The French government has been criticized for suspected security and intelligence lapses, most recently when two jihadists murdered a priest in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy this Tuesday. ;It was belatedly discovered that both jihadists had been flagged by French intel and had made attempts to join ISIS.</p>
<p>France&rsquo;s new National Guard will hopefully prevent future attacks, and will also serve as a way to promote national pride and unity among France&rsquo;s youth. ;</p>
<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:</strong> This shows how powerful are the effects of terrorism on a country. A whole entire guard force was created to deal with them. France has not had this level of threat since World War II.</p>