Politics alone is not enough
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If I learned one thing from Northern Ireland it is that you should not separate the use of force from the application of politics. But sometimes politics cannot substitute for force. This was the basis of the security policy I followed and it fits the circumstances in which we now find ourselves. Politics has a big part to play in guiding the actions of America and its allies, making the use of force appropriate and effective, reconciling those who have doubts and anxieties about meeting violence with violence and, above all, separating terrorists from their supporters in the future. Source : guardian.co.uk |