{"id":4422,"date":"2018-04-15T03:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T03:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/?p=4422"},"modified":"2018-04-15T22:24:16","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T22:24:16","slug":"hurling-cruise-missiles-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/hurling-cruise-missiles-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurling Cruise Missiles On Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The British government joined America’s military action against Syria.\u00a0 So, we were hurling Cruise Missiles on Syria. \u00a0It is no surprise. \u00a0Theresa May<\/a> has no control over domestic affairs and a nation divided by Brexit. \u00a0And Donald Trump<\/a> is faring little better\u00a0<\/a>under Mueller’s investigation into Russian links and more allegations of sexual impropriety<\/a>.\u00a0So, the oldest trick in the book is to galvanise the people with a good old fashion war<\/a>. May and Trump said they would take\u00a0military action because they believe<\/em> that President Assad of Syria used chemical weapons. \u00a0And they have justified their action on humanitarian grounds. Trump says he is ‘moved<\/em>‘ by the suffering of the children<\/a>. \u00a0But their justification for war is inconsistent with their foreign policy. And what they seek to do by taking military action is unclear.<\/p>\n

Double Standards<\/span><\/h2>\n

It is difficult to reconcile Trump or May\u2019s current ‘humanitarian’ position.\u00a0 Their policies toward Syrians have been callous.\u00a0 Trump had no problem with \u2018Looking Syrian children in the face\u2019 and telling them to go home<\/a>.\u00a0 Nor in blowing them up<\/a> in his 2017 missile attack. \u00a0May shut down the Dubs Scheme<\/a>. An agreement Britain made to house Syrian refugee children.\u00a0 Moreover, it seems that it was Britain that sold the chemicals used<\/a> in Syrian chemical attacks.<\/p>\n

But the humanitarian duo appears oblivious to the Israelis brutal killing of Palestinians or Saudi Arabia killing civilians in Yemen. And it is Britain and America that sell Saudi Arabia the arms they use to kill people in Yemen. \u00a0The countries are close allies and arms deals with Saudi Arabia are worth billions. \u00a0So, Britain and America overlook Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lack Of Evidence<\/span><\/h2>\n

Currently, there is no reliable source or independent evidence that there was a chemical attack in Douma.\u00a0 Jaish al Islam, an anti-Assad faction, made the allegation but they also stand\u00a0accused of using chemical weapons<\/a>. \u00a0And anti-Assad factions are a very dubious source<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nor have the inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons started work in the area. So, the claim of chemical warfare is an unprovable allegation.\u00a0 Yet May and Trump find that an acceptable level of proof to bomb Syria. \u00a0I thought Britain respected the rule of law.<\/p>\n

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Bombing Syria<\/span><\/h2>\n

The rush to war frightens me because war has no boundaries.\u00a0 Even Trump\u2019s \u201cnew \u2018Smart\u2019 and shiny bombs<\/a>\u201d will kill Syrian civilians.\u00a0 They might also kill Russian soldiers.\u00a0 Russian machismo would demand that Russia retaliate.\u00a0And as the murder of Archduke Ferdinand in Bosnia led to World War One, so the killing of a Russian could lead to world war three.<\/p>\n

So, with the best will in the world, even a targeted attack on Syria could have a catastrophic effect.<\/p>\n

When America bombed Syria in 2017, Trump said \u2018It is in the vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread of chemical weapons’<\/u>.\u00a0But, if it is true that Assad has used chemical weapons since 2017, bombing is certainly not a deterrent!<\/p>\n

But let\u2019s not overlook that when Trump bombed Syria it was an illegal act. \u00a0Syria was not attacking America. Nor did the United Nations sanction America’s action.<\/p>\n

End Game?<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are far too many inconsistencies for any of us to be comfortable with bombing Syria. What is clear is that Syria is in a protracted civil war.\u00a0 The ruling Alawites\u00a0<\/a>Muslims (Iranian backed) are a minority in a Sunni<\/a> Muslim (Saudi backed) dominated country. \u00a0So, Western intervention will not stop Syria\u2019s long-running tribal war between Isl\u0101mic factions.\u00a0 It will, however, prolong it.<\/p>\n

The only thing I see the bombing of Syria achieving is more dead Syrians and the West’s favour increasing in the eyes of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

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