Labour Civil War - Post 2015 Election

Daily Mail: Reports " Labour faces 'extinction' as a political force unless it chooses the right leader to succeed Ed Miliband, former Downing Street spin chief Alastair Campbell warned this morning.  "

Lets Get Real:

AC is right on this issue, at this rate the Labour Party is heading for defeat in the 2020 General Election, it needs to crack the South, but the problem for Labour is that the South wants Labour to be tough on welfare, while the North will be getting more power from London and Scotland is just a disaster area.    The next Labour Leader has to be in the mold of Tony Blair, that means being good on the telly and looking  normal, in other words not easy for Labour.   Of the candidates running for the Labour leadership this blog would vote if it was a Labour member for Liz Kendall, she comes across as centre right, the question is will the trade unions accept another Blair type candidate, that is a open question. 

The Labour Civil War - Posts 2015 Election

BBC News: Reports " John Prescott to David Miliband: Shut up "

Lets Get Real:

Lord Prescott is a elder statesman of the Labour Party, he was Deputy PM during the Blair years, but on this issue he WRONG.   The Labour Party needs more Blair candidates, the problem with using that term is that next you have to deal with the issue of Iraq, its odd that Blair gets the blame for Iraq while Bush 43 has been under the radar and his approval ratings have gone up.   The Labour Party has to accept that Tony Blair won three elections, he knows a thing about getting the trust of the UK voter, something the modern Labour Party has lost.   The next leader of Labour needs to be on the centre right, or even right wing, that is the only way that Labour will win the next general election in 2020. 

US Bases in Iraq to increase - The New War on Terror

The New York Times: Reports " U.S. Weighing More Military Bases in Iraq to Fight ISIS, Top General Says  "

Lets Get Real:

Thus we are seeing the same mistake that the US did in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, this gradual approach will not work when fighting ISs, they have proven they are ruthless and smart, they used the natural elements of  a sandstorm over Ramadi to push into the town and take it right under the eyes of the US.   The US should send in ten thousand troops in to Iraq to fight IS, not just train the new Iraqi Army.     The new Iraqi Army will bolt when they come under pressure from IS, as has been seen IS kills any threat, there is no Geneva Convention for IS.   The US will  only get the support of Sunni soldiers when it places US troops at the side of Sunni Soldiers.    The Oval is trying to thrown the problem down the road, as noted by this blog, history does not take orders from leaders.