Milibend declared "war on terror" mistake the West.

British Foreign Secretary David Milibend said that the chosen after the attacks of 11 September 2001 Western strategy of "war on terror" was misguided and brought more harm than good, the British The Gardian .
According to the minister, the West Course has been selected counterproductive, since it gave the previously fragmented terrorist groups around the world paved the way for combining their efforts to fight the common enemy.
Terrorism is not an ideology and tactics, said Milibend. Simplifying the core of many conflicts and providing a simple black-and-white line of confrontation between good and evil, between the "moderates" and "extremists", the West has played into the hands of terrorists, as well as forming a common enemy and gives ground for a joint action group who will actually have little in common.
According to Milibenda, the war on terror could not lead to success, because it embodied the concept of priority use of force against terrorism can not solve all the complex issues of security and civil peace. This beautifully illustrated military operation of the coalition in Iraq.
With regard to possible solutions to the problems the Minister said that democracy should respond to terrorism rule of law and not force submission. This is the lesson of Guantanamo, he said.
According to the publication, the British policy of no longer use the term "war on terror" in 2006, but this is the first time that high-ranking official in the main ally of the United States openly criticized the administration of George Bushastrategiyu chosen to combat terrorism.