Political Responses to Terror Are Sorely Lacking – This is NOT Good Enough

IWB ^ | Mark Angelides

[davikkm]

After yet another terror attack in the city of London, once again the political elites have marshaled their ideas and forces and done absolutely nothing. It is becoming almost a joke, and would be funny if it weren’t for the tragic loss of life that accompanies these attacks, Politicians, who are tasked with defending the nation, seem unable to muster anything more than empty platitudes…It’s just not enough.

So far today, I have read the responses of the British Prime Minister, the Mayor of London, The Foreign Secretary and the leader of the opposition…All were bland and completely unhelpful. They talked about how their thoughts were with the victims and their families (fortunately no deaths in this one), and gave praise to the emergency services. Oh, and encouraged us to get on with our lives as usual.

But I don’t think this is anywhere near enough. In fact, I would say that this response is basically no response at all. Why is it that action is not being taken when the answers are not that tricky to figure out? If I were of a more paranoid bent, I would suggest that it is because they do not want to stop the terror attacks, or the ensuing division that is created in society.

[robroys woman]

Reminds me of the politician being interviewed after a terrorist attack in the movie, “Brazil”. They asked him how the terrorists are so effective after a full decade of attacks and his response was, “Beginner’s luck.”

[Windflier]

The politically correct capitulation to terrorists, on the part of British politicians, only guarantees there will be more terrorism and bloodshed in that country.

Heaven help the British people, because their government sure won’t.

[Harpotoo]

Hey the muzzie mayor of london said “we will not be defeated”. so I guess he knows his fellow muzzies will never give up their terrorism war on Briton and he’s good with that.

[Harpotoo]

Oh and now some rags over there are re writing his words with “London will never be defeated”.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Political correctness and the need to bend over backwards to prove we are liberal are big reasons for such reactions.

We aren’t allowed to call out Muslim terror because liberals scold us about how not all Muslims are terrorists, and you can’t indict an entire religion and all that. So instead the liberals and media treat each act, each atrocity, as if it is a discrete, one off, rare act, committed by some lone Wolf, and not related to a violent ideology or violent theology.

And we also refuse to recognize that we are at war with radical Islam. We treat all atrocities as if they are civilian crimes, and prosecute in our civilian criminal Justice systems, rather than treat them as acts of war

[43north]

“London will never be defeated”.

That’s right. If you don’t fight back you cannot be defeated.

[Pining_4_TX]

There is only one solution and that is to ban Islam in non-Muslim countries and deport all Muslims. Since that isn’t going to happen, terrorist attacks will continue. All talk of any other solution is so much BS. I

[keat]

For anyone who is interested, here’s an update on the “forceful” response to the London Bridge bombing in June. From Wikipedia, last sentence in the kicker:

On the morning of 4 June, police made twelve arrests following raids in flats in the Barking area of east London, where one of the attackers lived;[89] controlled explosions were carried out during the raids.[90] Those held included five males aged between 27 and 55, arrested at one address in Barking, and six females aged between 19 and 60, arrested at a separate Barking address. One of the arrested males was subsequently released without charge. Four properties were being searched, including two in Newham in addition to the two in Barking.[91] Further raids and arrests were made at properties in Newham and Barking early on the morning of 5 June.[92] On 6 June, a man was arrested in Barking, and another in Ilford the following day.[93] By 16 June, all those arrested had been released without charge.