Yesterday morning UK’s The Daily Mail published an article complete with map outlining the scope and reach of ISIS across the world.

Quite frankly, I believe that map is incomplete as it doesn’t include individuals worldwide who are planning future attacks. In fact, little did they nor anyone else know that just a few short hours later there would be a terror attack on the streets of London.

A knife-wielding man attacked people at Russell Square, central London, killing one woman and injuring five. Police apprehended the suspect whose mental health raised concerns while possible terrorist motivations are also being investigated.

The official response is problematic all the way around.

You see, officials are stating he might, just MIGHT have mental health issues. Wait what?

Think about that for a minute. The terrorist is a 19 yr old Somali who might be mental but not a terrorist. SERIOUSLY?

#London knife killer is Somali male who entered UK by way of Norway. Care to guess ultimate motive?

— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) August 4, 2016

What do YOU think the motive is?

https://twitter.com/JackaDiamond/status/761174519843319809

That’s a fair question

You're going to PC yourself to death, Europe #LondonStabbing https://t.co/mN4Otc598S

— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) August 4, 2016

Cameron’s right. In fact, Germany seems to be the leader on the PC and head-in-sand front concerning terrorism. Chancellor Merkel dug in her heels this week and it wasn’t pretty.

Chancellor Angela Merkel at a press conference said she bore no responsibility for this spate of violence, and has no intention of changing her policy of open-door migration. She also says, “Anxiety and fear cannot guide our political decisions.”

Don’t be anxious she says. Don’t be afraid she says. Don’t make it political she says. Its not MY fault she says.

Tell that to the families of those killed in Wurzburg, Ansbach, Munich, Normandy, Rouen, and now London.

Tell that to the American family whose 60 year old wife and mother was stabbed to death just last night in London.

Lets go back to the mental health gambit shall we? Does anyone seriously believe that a Somali living in Norway just one day snapped, trekked over to London with his knife and stabbed people randomly? Before you answer that, keep in mind that Somalia is a giant breeding ground for terrorism and has been for years.

Likewise, does anyone believe it was mental health issues that “triggered” the horrific terror attack on Father Jacques Hamel in Rouen? Was the person who knifed a woman and her two daughters on a beach for daring to wear swimsuits mental? What about the one who went on a stabbing spree with an axe on a train in Germany or the one in Ansbach? Did they have a psychotic break? The “lone wolf” kind I guess

2. Spiegel reports what I noted right away. They got their videos to #IS before acting:https://t.co/RmaP15oy2t https://t.co/7ookxw2CCv

— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) August 2, 2016

What about that Washington DC Metro cop that authorities had been investigating for SIX YEARS.

In those years, authorities say, he threatened FBI agents, gave advice to suspected terrorists and mused about joining the Islamic State. But it was not until last week that federal agents concluded that Young, 36, of Fairfax, Va., had committed the crime of attempting to support a terrorist organization.

Maybe he was mental too?

Believe me folks, the fact that the authorities are so quick to blame mental issues on these attacks is a significant disservice to those who truly are in pain and need assistance. Not only that, but trying to flip the narrative around into mental health issues doesn’t do ANYONE any favors when it comes to the realities of terrorism.

ISIS has made it clear. They will use any means necessary to inflict pain and terror around the world, and wipe out all who do not bow to their beliefs. They know they are winning when the official response to terror attacks involves excuses, deflection, more open borders, and misguided sympathy.

How many more attacks and lives lost will it take for the powers that be to wake up and smell the coffee? I’m afraid the answer will be too many.

Pray for the victims and their families. Pray for the American family as they mourn the needless loss of their wife and mother. Pray that we ALL wake up before its too late.