Yes,but they have already admitted that this offensive will NOT stop IS. Maybe had he said "it's the first step in making Britain safer", possibly. But what he said is, to me, very disingenuous and is obviously calculated to tell his people yes we're doing the right thing and you'll be safer because of it, while there is no empirical evidence to back that up.
Back to WWII: Churchill could have said this, as if Britain had not gone to war with its allies behind it, the Nazis would have (and did) swarmed across Europe and eventually reached Britain. Yes, that might happen at some point in the future with ISIS, but by then EVERYONE would be at war with them and nobody could be said to be safe(r).
I think it was the wrong thing to say. I know he doesn't want to panic anyone, but a more honest (oh stop it, you're killing me!) declaration would have been "We may be risking our safety but this is the right thing to do, and in the long run, if we achieve our objectives, we will be safer."
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