Thanks Yanks

In stark contrast the "We're not afraid" spirit, US Military personnel have been ordered not to travel to London. Not just to the centre of London, the whole of the area inside the M25 is out of bounds to them since the terrorist attack last Thursday.

Brits have been stoically returning to work, many even travelled to work straight from the attack scene, in defiance of the threat to our freedoms and our British way of life. Even a logical assessment of the risk would show that the likelihood of being the victim of another attack is very small. So what lies behind the decision except fear.

An American friend of mine flew home from an Italian holiday via London as planned last Friday. He even used the tube to cross London between Stanstead to Heathrow. So not everyone from the US is afraid.

I am concerned about the message the US Military decision sends out. It seems like "You go back to work as normal, but we're staying here in our secure base until the dust settles." Even worse, does it mean that there is a further danger we Brits are not being told about?

On the basis of this avoidance of danger. Isn't Iraq a tad risky. Perhaps it's time to pull, out of Baghdad.