WHO?
Well he certainly seems to attract sensationalist headlines!
I've only scanned the first bit of the article and as far as I could make out from that, what he wants is some sort of UN legally agreed process for any actions. On this, I feel he may have a point. The questions over Iraq linger on..
Personally, I might also question the effectiveness of taking out the bad guys, however nasty they may be. After 9/11 we had Bin Laden and Saddam Hussien sort of identified as the centres of “all things evil”. We got both of them, have even had the rotten Gadaffi in Lybia for good measure and doubtless a few other bad eggs but I think the world is more dangerous now than it was before our “crusades”.
To me, there seems to be no shortage of others ready and able to take up the leadership and/or pursue their own new agendas where opportunities arise. It also seems to me that there is no shortage of new raw recruits and I suspect that anything that can for example be portrayed as “the evil west” or as a “holy war” can only lead to another wave of fools (or worse) joining “the cause”. On top of this I guess there is always the question as to whether a larger power may at some point take serious exception to some action or other.
As for Isis, I do view them as a serious threat who need dealing with and would hope that Corbyn does too. If he doesn't and/or is unwilling to consider serious action, I probably would have issues with him… I'm a wannabe pacifist but at the moment am not fully convinced there aren't times one has to act against those ideals.
All in all then, for me, maybe I should find out more about what Corbyn is about and I don't think that will come from hysterical press headlines.
Things I don't see, however they are are sold , include jingoistic headlines, Land of Hope and Glory style patriotisms, remembrances of WW2 glories and in particular the knee type jerk reactions that may go with them….
If Corbyn is suggesting thought and consideration before some strategic aim, ultimately for a workable peace, I might be with him…
but as one of many disclaimers I could give, I don't have the solution either...