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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
Really, there'd be anger and a desire for revenge but that would soon subside. This country and our allies have already proven twice that we don't have the apatite for a long, attritional war, they'll just melt away and wait us out like in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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This isn't that kind of war though. I just think the country has shown before that actions against Britain or British personnel only increases the appetite for action. ISIS have already killed British citizens which just served to increase the desire for us to go after them, people approved of the killing of the Jihadi John.
The counterpoint to the argument about how this action will be perceived in the aftermath of an attack is what happens if we vote No and ISIS attack London? That will probably be retrospectively judged as a bad move.