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fair points livia. THe UN and nato have been asleep for far too long now. This requires an enormous united campaign to root out this worldwide threat. However the strategy has to be all consuming and united , unlike blair and bush' idiotic masterplan, which didn't even include equipping our soldiers, not did it include a post war plan.

Our approach has to be infinitely smarter and has to take in ALL factors. Its like one big real life game of risk...Why are they doing this, how are they doing this, who is funding them, how best do we all target this, how to we counter this evil, whilst limiting the danger to the masses. We need to look at all the factors, the economics, the geo politics, the players, the allies, the enemies, the legal and moral issues, the consequences and benefits of any action or inaction. We also need to try and win more hearts and minds on our own doorstep. Dave has done some good things already. The European union is also a massive player in all this. Their policy to allow open borders has clearly put more Europeans in jeopardy, as its almost impossible to keep a vigilant check on everyone. They've also made it harder for Africans and the middle east to trade with the EU which in turn has lead to greater economic poverty and instability in those regions. Of course our arms dealings are at the heart of the matter. Selling weapons to unstable nations and known criminals, is an act of treason and should be treated as such. The main issue the EU the UN , NATO and the US should all be targeting far more seriously. But how will we find the will to cut back on billions of sales?