Ken Livingstone: Stay Safe Through Appeasement
When a Ken Livingstone opinion piece appears in the Guardian, you can fairly well bet that you’re about the in the presence of some grade-A nonsense. Livingstone, the lefty mayor of London, gives his prescription for a safe populace:
Acceptance that the invasion of Iraq increased the likelihood of a terrorist attack on London now extends far beyond the usual suspects – from Guardian writers to MI5, Douglas Hurd, the Daily Mail, the Spectator, and a majority of the British public. Jack Straw has also acknowledged this debate. If the invasion of Iraq had been justified, it would be possible to argue that we must bear the sacrifices necessary to achieve a just outcome. However, it is evident that the war in Iraq was not justified. It has made the situation worse. The illusions with which it was launched are collapsing.
Sigh…here we go again. Does Livingstone not realize that the terrorist demands, as stated this very day, go far beyond a withdrawal of troops from Iraq? Does he not agree that foreign policy decisions in a democracy are the province of elected representatives, and not mass murderers? The apologetics of the Leftists for terror grow more wearying by the day…
What continually amazes is why anyone gives a rat’s arse what a mayor has to say on world affairs. You don’t suppose it’s because he’s a reliable source for affirming the media chorus of “it’s all because of Iraq?”
Time for some locals to tell him to “sod off, swampy!”
I wonder how long Londoners are going to tolerate the out-of-step buffoon? Plenty were irate over the vehicle tax to enter the city, pushing many to use mass transit, now this.
All any rational person has to do is contrast this tripe with Howard’s ad lib speech on the subject to see a glaring disconnect on the subject.
Anyone proud of the appelation “Red Ken” is not to be taken seriously. Too bad he IS, by so many gullible folk. Rummy had all the answer anyone needs. There were no Americans in Iraq or Afghanistan on Sep 11th.