Letter: UK has right to sell arms to legitimate governments and help stop terrorism

A letter from Frank McClintock:
War cannot be banned, as this Russian attack on Dnipro hydroelectric power plant in Ukraine yesterday showsWar cannot be banned, as this Russian attack on Dnipro hydroelectric power plant in Ukraine yesterday shows
War cannot be banned, as this Russian attack on Dnipro hydroelectric power plant in Ukraine yesterday shows
By Letters
Published 23rd Mar 2024, 00:01 BST

In reply to Louis Shawcross's letter, I have seldom read anything so naive in a national newspaper (‘UK and Tory hypocrisy as government wages war then thinks it can define extremism,’ March 19).

​The notion that the British government could bar war is ridiculous; just ask the Ukrainians who have been attacked, invaded and their territory taken by Putin twice in the last 10 years.

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Disregarding Gaza, which is a whole other subject and not the responsibility of the UK, the government is right to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia to support the legitimate government of Yemen. They were partially deposed by insane terrorists who have set about attacking and sinking world shipping. We are also right to try to stop this illegal war against innocent mariners.

There will always be bad actors in the world, states and terrorists, and we have a right both to defend ourselves and sell arms to legitimate governments to stop terrorism and defend themselves.

​Frank McClintock, Lisburn

Related topics:GazaSaudi ArabiaLisburnYemen