At Home Abroad

摘要

Not many people would pick Iraq for a welcome getaway-unless you are in such deep trouble back home that one magazine cover describes your life as a "voyage to the depths of HELL." Such was the case for French President Fran-qois Hollande, who, when he landed in Baghdad on Sept. 12 to discuss launching air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), looked more relaxed than he had in weeks. The true nightmare for the embattled French leader was back in Paris.