We're not all in this together

Submitted by Richard (United Kingdom), Jan 14, 2003 at 13:18

[In response to commenter, Richard Rice] I wish that we were. Recently, a high ranking Belgium diplomat was quoted as saying "We are not worried about terrorist attacks. It is America they are targeting so it really doesn't concern us." I agree that arrests are being made (you should also track whether they are later released...) but even the Europeans can recognise that it makes sense for them to go after the people planning gas attacks on the London tube, bomb attacks and gas attacks in Paris, bombings of church markets in Gemany, etc.

Your logic, Mr. Rice, on Iraq doesn't hold up and frankly, the view in the UK is so confused or pregnant with the preachigns of al Qaeda clerics that you shouldn't rely on it. More than anything, the Muslim world reflects on power and countries willing to use it. America was attacked not only because of the hatred, but because these bastards thought we were too weak to respond. Muslims all over, most especially the Saudis, try to preach that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should be solved first. Baloney. Saddam and the other Arab despots are quite happy to keep it burning and would rejoice in that approach - it would never be solved because they are quite happy to continue financing Palestinian terrorists. Thankfully, Bush and America are not falling for that trap.

Europe and other "allies" need to back the US both in word and action. This old European game fo saying they do it behind the scenes quietly, doesn't fly anymore. All Americans should read Richard Butler's account of the actions of France, Russia, China, and the UN (including Kofi Anna) during the weapons inspections. Just as soon as they thought they could get away with it (thanks Clinton, again) they undercut and destroyed the process.

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