I was at the gym this morning with my wife and she noticed on the news that a flaming car had crashed into Glasgow Airport. This, in conjunction with the terror plots that were "foiled"yesterday (I would say botched rather than foiled, but I could be mistaken), seems to imply that these are a concerted attack on the United Kingdom. On one hand, this is again somewhat failed. Clearly their bombmaker is not the brightest man on the planet. That's a good thing. On the downside though, just as the first terror attacks everywhere have seemed a bit bush league, this is not going to get better, it will just get worse. Eventually they won't misfire or just cause a fire at an airport. Instead, it will lead to bombs that actually work. Those could grow in complexity and size until they cause some real damage.
What does al Qaeda or whomever really want from this? It's not just a matter of getting out of the Middle East, they want full capitulation. Of course, Britain isn't Spain and I see this turning out badly for everyone. The British won't just give in (see Hitler, Adolf). I think that sometimes people see democracies' desire for peace as a weakness (and it is) and think that that trend will continue. However, if they aren't careful we will bring the thunder down (for a few years anyway).
Also, here's a little more on yesterday's plot:
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