POLLING THE BRITS

They’re a pragmatic bunch, but they’re not natural appeasers. The latest YouGov poll for the Daily Telegraph finds that 72 percent blieve that Britain’s role in Iraq helped make the country more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. But that’s statistically unchanged from before 7/7. The change has been in the following question: “Do you think that Britain should retain its close alliance wth the United States in the war on terror or should it distance itself to a much greater extent from US policy?” Last March, 44 percent said stick with the US; 47 percent said: more distance. Today, 52 percent say stick with America; and only 36 percent say distancing would be a good idea. Al Qaeda’s stupidity is revealed again. You don’t bully Brits.