El Barbudo wrote:
There are a few bits of knock-on effect to consider now...
3. The message that this sends to the US, that no longer are our armed forces an extended branch of theirs.
What utter nonsense. I suggest you get someone to explain the wording of last night's resolution, and perhaps point out that maybe the great British public is a tad ticked off with the financial and military cost of attempting to foist democracy on a clearly reluctant Middle East population. Parliament's vote simply reflected the consequences of previous Western Military excursions into this area based on false Intelligence.
There is also an increasing feeling that despite our natural and justified abhorrence of these Syrian War crimes, use of chemical weapons and the latest atrocity of a phosphorous bombing of a school, it's about time that the Arab league, Saudi, The Emirates et al, stepped up and dealt with what is entirely their regional problem. We, as a nation have shed enough blood on their behalf.
And a moments google will show that as the Worlds only superpower, the USA has really no need from a military viewpoint, of any additional token efforts from any of its allies. The danger now is, that Syria's allies in lebanon may feel emboldened to launch similar attacks on Israel, and that can only end in massive retaliation from them.
