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Originally Posted by adzii_nufc
I see that point, I completely agree, it's just a bit different with Syria overall, I don't think any of us would support boots on the ground in Syria, speaking for myself a bit there though. It's pretty much going to be a Drone/Fighter striking operation with no troops as far as infantry goes. I'd be happy to speak out against man power on the ground. Air strikes and drone strikes are something I can live with though (More about cost than lives lost in that case)
Again though, I don't think there's any doubting your point about Blair sticking us in the deep end. If we're being superheroes and fighting ISIS then fair game, if we have ulterior or bogus motives such as Blair and the whole Iraq nonsense then I'd rather have no part in it.
It's a bit annoying to see Hollande goading us into it though. ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34945224)
Again though, I can support an operation with minimal to no loss of British life. I can't support another Afghanistan/Iraq in which we send troops and inevitably have casualties for what? Democracy in a country that has no interest in it. |
What do you think the RAF can achieve with next to no planes that the United States, Russian and french airforces couldn't do with loads? It's hard enough to fight an ideal on the ground let alone from the air, all air strikes will achieve is to radicalise more Muslims, Dave himself said it can't be done from the air alone and is relying on 70000 moderate Syrians to do the fighting and dying for us, problem is where are they and why haven't they done anything yet? Going to war on more dodgy intelligence and what happens when they don't show up
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a6750161.html
Or worse sell their weapons to isis
http://abcnews.go.com/International/...ry?id=25539314
The more I see and hear the more I think we should have nothing to do with it and am grateful to corbyn for asking the questions no one else bothered to in their rush to war but to be fair why would politicians wait, precious few have combat experience and it won't be their children coming home in body bags. Wasn't it Einstein who said something like the surest sign of insanity was to repeat the same mistakes over and over without learning anything.