WISHFUL THINKING

A Swedish politician rattles sabers:

“Eritrea and the regime there have chosen to kidnap a Swedish citizen; that is unacceptable. Therefore I think that we should consider a military strike to free Dawit,” Moderate Party youth head Niklas Wykman told the TT news agency.

Unfortunately, Sweden is unable to project military power that far from home. The military is like a handgun: it's always great to have one, just in case. Oh yeah, and some bullets.