Evidence. Independent investigations. Congressional approval. Parliamentary votes.All these things have been circumvented, bypassed or ignored when the U.S, the UK and France bombed Syria earlier today.
UN weapons investigators were heading to Damascus this weekend to carry out a review into whether or not the chemical weapon attack was carried about by Bashar al-Assad.
But let's forget about that, trust the Western leaders on their 'word' and their 'confidence' that they had evidence to say Assad was behind the attack, that killed at least 70 people earlier this week. This is awful, let's get that clear. However, this whole episode fills me with dread. Russia has already said that 'there will be consequences' for these airstrikes.
What do we want to do? Start WW3? What happens if a Russian plane gets shot down by a U.S one, or vice versa?
Don't get me wrong though, Assad is a tyrant and a despot. But the Chilcott Report detailed how horrific mistakes were made in Iraq and Libya was also an unmitigated disaster.
So when Assad's army was on the verge of wiping out ISIS in Douma, with the help of Russia, why would he do something like this? Because he is a tyrant and a despot? Perhaps, but it makes no strategic sense to then do this, because, just like last year's attack on Syria, much of the world condemns Assad and threatens the country with airstrikes.US defence secretary Jim Mattis told reporters in February that there is 'no evidence' of the use of the chemical weapon Sarin, from last April's chemical weapons attack.
But here we go again, gallivanting about into a war that could have horrific, unintended consequences.
The CIA and the FBI, during Barack Obama's presidency, backed rebel groups in the Middle East, THAT FOUGHT AGAINST EACH OTHER. If that doesn't show you how myopic the US's foreign policy position is on this, then I am not sure what will. But it appears that Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron are no different.
In 2016, a report said that ISIS had used chemical weapons at least 52 times in Syria and Iraq and that the rebels had their own chemical weapons facility in Eastern Ghouta.
Was this a false flag? I don't know. Should we do an independent investigation to get evidence? YES!
People in Syria are dying and a lot more may die because of these airstrikes. This will lead to more refugees too.Never fear though, the so-called 'Resistance' in America, which is supposed to oppose Donald Trump are... SAYING HE SHOULD GO FURTHER TO STOP PUTIN.
Minority leader of the U.S House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, tweeted to "Ultimately hold Putin accountable for the bloodshed he has enabled."
I thought the left were the anti-war party. Well this shows the Democrats are not.
But well said Jeremy Corbyn for not sounding the war drums like the rest, that darn communist and Russian appeaser...(sarcasm).
This is a war crime, it is illegal, it is unconstitutional, it is unjust and I fear it could get worse.
The U.S apparently took in 11 Syrian refugees in 2018, so I am not sure this is being done for humanitarian reasons for the Syrian people.
