We have a duty to defend ourselves - the Reaper was only a matter of time
It has emerged in the past 24 hours that there was a British plan to assassinate General Qasem Soleimani in 2007 — but it was stopped at the time by then Foreign Secretary David Miliband.
Soleimani was planning terror attacks against UK troops in Basra, southern Iraq. We clearly don’t know every detail behind that *decision — but should always be clear about our objectives.
Britain must not be risk-averse. We must stand robust when UK interests are *challenged.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10673190/britain-must-not-be-risk-averse/
Boris should act like Churchill and show support for our American allies
After a weekend of confused silence, Boris needs to bring out his inner Winston Churchill.
The wartime leader is his lifelong hero, the subject of many speeches and a book hinting at similarities between Winston and himself.
Churchill’s wartime motto was: Action This Day.
Washington needs to know this day who are its friends and who are the hand-wringing waverers.
But urging everyone to calm down simply does not cut it.
This country voted Leave in 2016 in order to restore its place as an independent sovereign voice, not to waffle.
So do we have a view? Or are we still a Brussels stooge?
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lambasted Britain and other EU states for refusing to stand up and be counted.
Brussels is fair game. It ditched US-led sanctions against Iran, leaving General Soleimani with the resources to pursue his terror wars against the West.
And it continued with Barack Obama’s futile dream of tempting the regime back to the civilised world with kind words and hard cash. Britain reluctantly tagged along.
Then Trump asked why the hell we were funding Soleimani while he trashed our good intentions in a murderous rampage costing British and American lives.
This man was a monster. The Mullahs played the West for fools while he was busy slaughtering countless thousands including fellow Shia Muslims.
Even so, the appeasement policy is still supported by American Democrats and EU leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron who is desperate to retain Britain’s military and intelligence clout after Brexit.
We should not allow this to blur the UK’s wider interest.
With our departure looming on January 31, the death of Qasem Soleimani is the perfect moment for the UK to signal its post-Brexit direction of travel.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10677416/trevor-kavanagh-boris-johnson-churchill/