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"Are there any circumstance in which you would authorize a nuclear strike?" This was the question asked of Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK Labour Party, by the BBC's Andrew Marr during an interview on Marr's flagship Sunday morning politics TV show.
Corbyn has just embarked on a campaign to be elected Britain's next prime minister - following the decision of the current occupant of 10 Downing Street, Theresa May, to call an early general election on June 8. Andrew Marr was attempting to apply pressure to what is widely considered one of Corbyn's major weaknesses regarding his suitability to lead the country - namely defense.
However the most revealing aspect of the attempt to put Corbyn on the spot over defense was not the answer he gave to Andrew Marr's question, it was the question itself. Here it is worth making the point that Marr is one of the most senior of the BBC's political journalists, and certainly one of the most highly remunerated. By way of a reminder, the question he asked Corbyn was, "Are there any circumstance in which you would authorize a nuclear strike?" It is a question that instantly begs another question: "Are these people insane?"
It seems that the answer is a resounding yes.
Comment: The UN must be actively trying to drive any of its remaining credibility into the ground. Saudi Arabia is the world's worst state-sponsored abuser of women. This position is a prime example of how the West does not at all stand for the so-called human rights that it so often proclaims. It's patently absurd.
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