London bombings

Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty --

The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.

For the third time in less than four years, a NATO member has seen a spectular terrorist attack on its soil by foreign Islamic fundamentalists. It is long past time for all NATO members to declare war on al-Qaeda.