Operation Tapper : American troops were conspicuously absent from historic Paris rally . But I find it hard to believe that collectively President Obama , Vice President Joe Biden , Secretary of State John Kerry , Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel , Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Attorney General Eric Holder -- who was actually in France that day for a conference on counterterrorism -- just had no time in their schedules on Sunday . The French are eager to see signs of American support after terrorist attacks .
Operation Tapper : American troops were conspicuously absent from historic Paris rally . The French are eager to see signs of American support after terrorist attacks .