Are Western Leaders In Denial On What is Happening In The Middle East?

Richard Fernandez, PJ Media: A Policy of Expediency

King Pyrrhus, who gave his name to the phrase for a poisoned triumph was said by Plutarch to have described his battle against the Romans in 279 BC in these terms: "that one other such victory would utterly undo him." The outward show of strength by the international community at the Paris climate summit has temporarily taken the spotlight away from the genuine political crisis facing Europe, the United States and Saudi Arabia. It's a crisis of credibility in the leadership of the political elites.

The anti-migrant sentiment unleashed by the recent terror attacks in Paris was beaten back by the French political establishment at a terrific cost. Ian Bremmer at Time wrote: "Marine Le Pen Lost a Battle But May Win the War in France". The National Front was prevented from making embarassing electoral gains only by a sacrifice play by the French left, the equivalent of Republicans voting for the Democrats to prevent a Trump victory.

WNU Editor: We elect the politicians that we deserve. And while the blame is on our leaders for the failures that we are now seeing in the Middle East, it is the electorate that voted them to these positions of power in the first place. But the environment is now changing .... the electorate are being impacted directly .... and the elites in many of our western capitals are reacting accordingly. My prediction .... this can only last so long .... the Islamic State is very real, they may have many enemies, but they also have many supporters, and their intention and goal (coupled with their will) is to  establish their own version of an Islamic caliphate .... regardless of what the West thinks.

Hat Tip to James for this link.