Terror Attacks with Reference to Jeremy Corbyn

As usual, Jeremy Corbyn is one of the few politicians making sensible remarks. Regarding recent terror attacks in Europe and the U.S. two points must always be remembered.

Any political theorist, casual observer or even Tony Blair and Barrack Obama will admit that there is a direct link between Western military intervention in the Middle East (Afghanistan, Iraq) and the rise of ISIS; this is because our military presence has destabilised the area, creating unrest and further hatred for the Western world. This is what Corbyn recently pointed out. Thus, whether we like it or not, many Western governments are complicit in this whole affair. On one side, there is an already existing religious fundamentalism; on the other, there is our violent military intervention.

To say, as Boris Johnson has, that Corbyn is in anyway trying to justify or legitimate the actions of terrorists is a complete misinterpretation or calculated twisting of words, I find it hard to believe this man is Foreign Secretary. To disagree with the West's obvious link with the rise of ISIS, as Tim Farron has, is erroneous and ought to cast doubts on this man's political and intellectual capabilities. Farron has also argued that Corbyn is using the terror attack to further his own political ends; this too is erroneous. Corbyn is, importantly, reminding us of an obvious and widely agreed on connection; we must always see these atrocities with clarity in order to combat them; we must never shy away from the reality of the situation. To accuse Corbyn of "muddled and dangerous thinking", as Sir (ughh) Michael Fallon has, is to cast doubts on this man's capabilities too, seeing as though Corbyn is attempting to look at what has happened fairly and from all sides. This isn't about being "loony lefty" or "hard right", its about being fair and looking at complex situations in a complex way.

Another point is that horrific terrorist acts and other atrocities occur regularly in the Middle East that we simply do not hear of in the popular press; this should not be the case.