I WAS interested to hear that Jeremy Corbyn is somewhat cynical about the NATO alliance.

I actually had the same doubts myself about the military role of NATO a few years ago.

Paradoxically, the recent actions of NATO may have resulted in greater instability and put us in more danger.

For example the North Atlantic treaty was invoked as a reason to send our troops to Afghanistan.

This has not been a resounding success by any means.

When William Hague decided to effect a regime change in Libya to depose Gaddafi, he invited all of the NATO leaders to a meeting in 2011 to get them on his side.

The result of this hasty NATO intervention is chaos in Libya with al Qaeda groups now running amok.

Gaddafi was certainly not a saint but he was pro Western and had shown an olive branch by offering the UK donations for its LSE university.

Post NATO there is a huge influx of Libyan refugees while anarchy prevails under the black flag of Sharia.

Psychologists have also shown how a group of people may behave in a more risky fashion that leads to bad decision-making.

Therefore Jeremy Corbyn is rather wise to be wary of the military objectives of NATO and in my opinion is not a politician to be underestimated.

SUSAN THOMAS

Magdalen Road

Oxford