Now that the UK has voted down intervention in Syria and Barack Obama has elected to also brave the risk of a "no vote" by his own war-weary lawmakers, French politicians are left ruing their own constitution and the president's steadfast refusal to call a vote in parliament.<br /><br />William JORDAN. Former US State Department Official;<br />Arnaud DANJEAN. French MEP, Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats), Chair of Subcommittee on Security and Defence (from Brussels);<br />Laurent PINSOLLE. Spokesperson, "Debout La Republique";<br />Douglas HERBERT. International Affairs Editor, France 24;<br />Anne NIVAT. Independent war reporter.<br /><br />Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel and Christopher Davis.<br />Watch the second part here.<br />http://www.france24.com/en/taxonomy/emission/18881<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
