I haven't read "New Republic" so I don't know what kind of magazine it is. I do know the Tony Blair government and a lot of good people in the U.K. have been true friends of the USA for many years, especially since 9/11.
I was in London that day and several days after and spoke with many London residents. They had gone the square outside the US embassy to show support for us in our dark days. I also see in the news U.K. troops have served and died in Afghanistan and Iraq. That is the ultimate expression of friendship.
I am aware a lot of immigrants to the U.K. from Islamic lands have bought into the Islamic fascist hate of the west. The U.K. police are doing their best to keep an eye on them before those fools do harm.
I grew up int eh UK, I have family in the UK and have been back many times over the years.
The author if the article is not argiung that the UK has not been our greatest ally. His point is that there is a cancer in the UK. A maklignancy within certain neighborhoods of the major cities that have become emboldend to directly challange the government by fiorce.
This is the beginning of a new 100 years war, like the Irish, unless the brits are willing to begin expulsion of the imigrants and imprisonement/internship of the local born.
A time will come when the form of Islam that breeds anti-christian, anti-jew hatred will be made illegal.
We made hate speech illegal in this country how can we NOT make hate preaching illegal (that which preaches death)?