Sunday, November 14, 2010

Al Qaeda Cannot Be Beaten According To Britain's Top General

General Sir David Richards, new head of Britain's armed forces, said the threat posed by 'al-Qaeda and its affiliates' meant Britain's national security would be at risk for at least 30 years Photo: David Rose

Britain's Top Soldier Says al-Qaeda Cannot Be Beaten -- The Telegraph

The new head of Britain's armed forces, Gen Sir David Richards, has warned that the West cannot defeat al-Qaeda and militant Islam.


He said defeating Islamist militancy was "unnecessary and would never be achieved".

However, he argued that it could be "contained" to allow Britons to lead secure lives.

Gen Richards, 58, said the threat posed by "al-Qaeda and its affiliates" meant Britain's national security would be at risk for at least 30 years.

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My Comment: He is right. When a good portion of the Muslim world is sympathetic to Al Qaeda, combating it becomes impossible. Our only hope is to enlist Muslim allies, and to educate those who have not been radicalized by extremists that there is a better way. But when I last looked .... none of this is happening.

1 comment:

Simon Stone said...

The Islamic Militants are not a movement, they are men who have been brainwashed from childhood while "studying" the QurĂ¡n. There is nothing anyone can do to change that.

Don´t let them impose Shariah Law within infidel territories.