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It seems we have a situation bordering the semi-pacifist nonsense mentioned earlier Jeremy Corbyn MP leader of the Labour Party and Opposition has made it clear he's against the UN resolution to take the war with I.S. to into their own camp in Syria or elsewhere. His answer to the problem is talks, discussions and blocking/freezing terrorists assets and funding, preventing the selling and buying of terrorist oil etc. (Money grabbing rears its ugly head again) Question time..... How long would it take to implement his master plan? How does he intend to stop foreign countries buying much needed oil? Why wasn't this done before now? What will the terrorists be doing while all this is going on? Financial leverage seldom works as planned. Even if it did, it could be several years before it produced anything like the desired effect. Meanwhile on the streets of Europe...??? This is about 16-17 year olds getting the vote. In theory they should have a say in their own personal future. Nothing wrong with that, but these are troubled times and whatever the situation may be, giving them the vote at such an early age is not a wise move. There's currently a terrorist war going on. The issues are far too complicated and far reaching to involve inexperienced 16 year olds who would not fully understand what's going on or problem solving on a national scale. Giving them the vote is asking them to take a hand in deciding a course of action. The war to end all wars ended in 1918, Chamberlain waved a worthless piece of paper declaring "Peace in our time" Issues that ignore history and promote pacifist sympathies are foolhardy. And we are suggesting 16 year olds about to leave school should have a say in such things???? I could bang on all day, but I think I've made my point.