Western Powers Face Widespread Skepticism Over Military Strike On Syria

[Purveyor]

By Anthony Faiola, Published: August 28

LONDON — As Western powers build their case for possible military strikes in Syria, a still-forming coalition on Wednesday confronted a chorus of resistance at home, throwing up possible delays for what initially seemed like a rapid timetable for action.

In Britain, Washington’s staunchest military ally, the ghost of faulty intelligence used to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq hung over Prime Minister David Cameron’s push to punish the government of President Bashar al-Assad after last week’s alleged chemical attack near Damascus.

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Opponents of military strikes, including a substantial minority of Cameron’s own Conservative Party, described multiple issues clouding a military response. There was the difficulty in assessing blame for last week’s attack, they said, as well as what they described as a still-vague mission goal. They also cited the chance that a strike could heighten violence in the region and drag allies into a more protracted operation, and lingering concerns that a blow against Assad’s government could strengthen extremist groups fighting within the Syrian opposition.

“I’ve had 100 e-mails [from constituents] on this matter and not one of them was in favor,” said Adam Holloway, a Conservative member of Parliament. “This idea that we want to draw a line in the sand is ridiculous. There is already a feeling that [former prime minister] Tony Blair allowed George W. Bush to drive drunk into Iraq, and that we can’t trust everything we’re being told. And frankly, I can understand that.”

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[dkf]

1. Lol on George Bush driving drunk into Iraq.

[David__77]

3. We also need someone sober to deal with Syria.

If the decision is made to intervene, it's clear that we do not have that.

[Arctic Dave]

2. Maybe, just maybe the PTB will start to realize that the people are

sick of their warmongering. Sick of their bombing. Sick of their drone use. Sick of their spying. Sick of their lying. Sick of their authoritarianism.


Maybe.

[Amonester]

5. I hope they will start realizing that we know and experience the ecosystem is collapsing

and that they should vote Public Funding Campaign Laws to ban private interest monies OUT of the peoples' houses.

To begin with.

This is not the 80's - 90's anymore.

If religious crazies want to keep slaughtering each other, good riddance...


We have a planet that harbors LIFE to save B4 it's too late ffs.

[Laelth]

4. k&r for exposure. This is rather important. n/t

-Laelth

[Scootaloo]

6. As a man of miniscule repute once said...

Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.