Bombings In London

I heard the news this morning on my drive to work, and my heart breaks for the victims of the terrorist attacks in London.

And I'm pissed off.

I'm angry at the terrorists for daring to do this, for believing that a few explosions would make the British turn tail and run. After all of the Arab world's contact with Britain over the centuries, you'd think they'd have learned by now about British resolve.

I'm angry, too, at the Left, who have managed to twist their reasoning to the point that they blame President Bush for the bombings in London.

One caller to Laura Ingraham's radio show this morning pointed out that these attacks in London wouldn't have happened if President Bush hadn't gone to war in Iraq and dragged the UK into the fight. When Laura questioned him about who was at fault for 9/11, the man said, "It happened on Bush's watch, after President Clinton had told him that al-Qaeda was the biggest threat to the country." Laura got him to admit that al-Qaeda was to blame for the 9/11 attacks, then he said, "But who was responsible for al-Qaeda?" Why, the Americans, of course.

It's always the same with the Left: Everything bad in the world is America's fault, especially President Bush's.

That said, it's time now to relegate the Left to their deserved irrelevancy. It's time for a renewal of the steely resolve that has permeated the White House and No. 10 Downing Street for the past four years. It's time to go kick some more Islamofascist-terrorist butt and show them how the British and Americans really react to attacks on their innocent citizens.

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President Bush's statement on the London bombings here (HT: FreeRepublic).

Tony Blair's statement here.

Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone's statement here.

Islamist group claiming responsibility, statement here.

G8 Summit leaders' statement (delivered by Tony Blair) here.

Update:

The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has released an official statement condemning the attacks in London (statement here). It's short and beautifully said.

After 9/11, there was a lot of airplay given to the noticeable lack of condemnation from any Islamic groups, even the moderate ones. Now we have a group condemning the London bombings, and it's right that we publicize their statement and thank them for their willingness to take a stand on the side of the sanctity of innocent life.