Fair point but how do the world deal with rouge states ( assuming is was the government that carried out the attack ) ? How does the world deter other states from breaking international law ?
You do have to wonder if the vote was correct though - watch this video and I challenge anyone not to feel for the people of Syria and the fact the world has turned its back on them.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-23892594
The UN can decide what to do - it's just not as quick as the USA or our government want.
Parliament have now boxed the government into an awkward situation if the UN decide to take action. What if the UN finds that Assad did use the weapons and requests military action - can the UK really be...
Personally I don't see it as black and white as that. I'm very uncomfortable with the West sitting back and allowing the use of chemical weapons ( regardless of who used them ). We should be making it clear it's not acceptable. Likewise, if I was an innocent Syrian citizen I'd be asking why the...