Charge of the Light Brigade....Fails

The London police didn't fare so well against the mob in their latest charge of the light brigade during student riots in London last week. The mounted charge punched a hole in the mob that quickly reformed once the mounted police retreated.

Calvary skills are clearly not in evidence as one policeman went off his mount when the horse was spooked and the broken line was ineffective. The charge endangered several policeman demonstrating a poorly planned and executed operation. Brickbats thrown by the mob frightened the horses, causing them to retreat despite the riders attempt to keep them on the line. These are neither your great-grandparents hoses or horsemen.

Had the mob been larger, more aggressive or better armed the London police would have to either escalate violence or retreat. I expect retreat would be a foregone conclusion. I suppose that it's the right thing to do to try to defend the remnants of imperial wealth. But in the end it will be muslims who inherit everything. I'd leave them rubble.

We'll see more of this as the West strangles under the unbearable burden of entitlements and debt.