Britain is beset with many problems, and one that’s been nagging for some time has become increasingly pressing. It is: what should we do with Tony Blair?
The former prime minister was widely rebuked this week after calling on the West to link up with the Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin in order to deal with the Muslim jihadist threat.
Mr Blair has a point but, as with much of what he says, elements of his argument defy rational analysis.
Conducting a foreign policy on the basis that ‘my enemy’s enemy is my friend’ can be very risky. For example, while we were glad of Stalin’s help in defeating the evils of Nazism, there followed years of the Cold War.
Of course, no one should under- estimate the threat to Western values and security posed by extremist Islamic groups. Their poisonous ideology has infiltrated our schools and we have seen the radicalisation of youths who go to fight in Syria.
Yet what remains unclear is whether Mr Blair’s methods of confronting these threats are wise ones, and whether the people with whom he wishes to share the task are those with whom we should have alliances. FULL STORY
