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Blair Says World Leaders Must Confront Terrorism or Lose Battle
via BloombergU.K. prime Minister Tony Blair said the organization al-Qaeda is waging war on democracy and Western life, and world leaders need to cooperate in fighting terrorism. "The threat is these fanatics will stop at nothing," said Blair, answering questions in the U.K. Parliament. "The only choice we have is to confront it or be defeated by it." Train bombings last week in Madrid killed 201 and injured more than 1,500. Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose Socialist Party unexpectedly won Spainâs election on Sunday, has said he will remove the nationâs troops from Iraq, and suggested that violent tactics such as the U.S.-led "shock and awe" invasion of the Middle Eastern country may provoke more terrorist attacks. "We must work together internationally," said Blair. "There is no way of appeasing these people." He added that terrorist attacks, including those on New Yorkâs World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, occurred before the war in Iraq, and it would be "completely and hopelessly naive" to think that a withdrawal from Iraq by U.K. troops would lessen the threat of an attack. Blair is the most eloquent advocate in the Wot. Stating bluntly that terrorism must be confronted, rejecting appeasement, and reminding the twits of the timeline are timely examples. Prodi and Solana should stay home, STFU, and just send Tony on tour. Posted by: .com 2004-03-17 |
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