The Malian terrorist attack that occurred on the oil site of In Amenas, Algeria
clearly involved many countries including France, the U.S and Great Britain.
This tragedy had an impact on the way terrorism is addressed by Great Britain
and encouraged David Cameron to promise a greater British military engagement
in the battle against terrorism in North Africa. This decision was made after
the announcement by the government of a budget cut in the military that would
result in the suppression of 5300 jobs. The British economy and foreign policy
would be strongly affected if David Cameron decided to send more troops to
North Africa as a huge budget would have to be allocated to the military and
although better diplomatic relations between the UK and Algeria would be
profitable to both sides this new friendship would probably put Algeria and
Great Britain in the target of North African terrorists.
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| David Cameron, UK Prime Minister |
What do you think ? Is the war on terrorism worth it or is it too risky for the British and Algerian Populations?
