Amen to that Bobert. Also, I think we need to draw attention to the fact that this is the British and American empires acting as one. That too has serious policy implications for the rest of the world, especially the European Union, and in the Middle East, where Britain's imperial record is quite dismal.

There is so much more at stake here than just the securocrats' cry that America has the right to defend itself anyway it sees fit, because of the attacks on 9/11.