Battered Britain

I'll say more when we have more solid information, but there are two things worth saying, I think, about the rash of car/suicide bombs in Britain. The first is: they look like amateur, Jihadist violence. This is both good in as much as it helped foil all three, and resulted in no civilian deaths - and bad, in as much as it suggests a systemic problem with some Muslims in Britain. We no longer need a professional international al Qaeda to murder innocents in the name of Allah.  The second is: the British authorities must have acquired a wealth of intelligence. They have two unexploded cars, plenty of video, and one captured Jihadist. With any luck, this could lead to better surveillance and prevention of future attacks. That's looking on the bright side.  The truth is: it's amazing we haven't had more of this kind of thing, especially in the US. When it comes, we need stamina, stoicism and calm. And it's coming.

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