@tank ace This is akin to angry young men using some vague political justification to sanctify their use of violence to avenge their own feelings of personal inadequacy. Modern American history provides plenty of similar examples, which I won't insult your intelligence by reciting.
@RTHolmes. Here's the statement of the British Muslim Council
"This is a truly barbaric act that has no basis in Islam and we condemn this unreservedly. Our thoughts are with the victim and his family. We understand the victim is a serving member of the Armed Forces. Muslims have long served in this country’s Armed Forces, proudly and with honour. This attack on a member of the Armed Forces is dishonourable, and no cause justifies this murder."
Don't get me wrong. I'm a soldier, I had to write my friends overseas to find out if I knew the victim. This was terrorism, and I want the perpetrators locked up permanently and I think the substantial evidence already available supports that.
However, I categorically stand up for my country and the western way of life in general because it is founded on justice. Not mob rule. Not racism. Not social backlash. Justice.
