The price of occupation

And that is the cornerstone [Guardian] of this. They can dress it up however they like: "resolve", "resolve", "steadfast", "determined" "we will win," "they cannot cower us" etc. Whatever. You cannot win this unless you examine the causality. These (i.e.perpetrators) aren't people with no method or rationality behind their actions. The West can be in denial all they want about it: "we don't negotiate with terrorrists". Liars, BTW. This is the price ordinary citizens will continue pay until their governments stop the occupation of Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan.

Ordinary Londoners, who mostly opposed Blair's mindless support for the Iraqi war, are bearing the cruel brunt of that decision. And no, Blair is doing nothing to protect them, notwithstanding the meme. For as long as he supports a foreign policy of occupation, he isn't.