To be honest, when I first turned on my computer this morning and saw the headlines, my initial reaction was “Oh shit.” Israel had struck back at Iran, and I assumed it was the news we had all been dreading: that a massive, catastrophic war had just kicked off in the Middle East. As many readers will know, politics and international politics is one of the things I like commenting on, so I’ve spent the day trying to think of something to say about it. Yet I’m just a cripple living in a flat in South-East London; I know as much about such issues as anyone else – probably even less. There isn’t much I could write on here which would cast light on the situation. It is just such a troubling turn of events though, that I feel compelled to say something, if just to convey my concern. Watching the evening news just now, the commentators are currently saying that things could go either way, and there’s a good chance that Iran could just ignore Israel’s strike given that it caused so little damage. Let’s hope they do. Ultimately, though, I fear we are standing on the brink of something utterly devastating this evening, so let me just wish everyone reading this luck, peace and hope.