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Russia have a naval base in Syria. They see it as their territory in the same way they see the Crimea in Ukraine - where they also have a naval base - as their patch. It would help if we could replace Assad with someone acceptable to us, Russia and the Syrians, the Muslim equivalent of David...

C But Syria is Russia's sphere of influence, by bombing we risk directly antagonising the Russians and that's not something we want to be doing. Two Russian planes have already been brought down and Putin will be under pressure to respond.

If we bomb in Syria there are bound to be mainland atrocities in the UK like the ones in Paris, all the more horrific if they come at Christmas or New Year. I'm not convinced the British people think this is a price worth paying for a bombing campaign. It's clear we're not wanted in that part...

I didn't forget anything. The main priority is that ISIS are defeated and that peace returns to Syria and Iraq. Yes, it is time for the Muslim world to start acting for the common good, it shouldn't have to be non-Asian forces eradicating Muslim extremists in Muslim lands. ISIS are exploiting...

Those "people" that he was defending were being gassed at night by barrels of chlorine gas, a weapon banned under international law. Women and kids that just happened to live in part of Syria under attack by rebels. I think the Syrian people have spoken with their feet. And who can blame...

Turkey is a NATO member and has shot down a Russian plane. Has a precedent now been set for any NATO member to shoot down non-NATO planes that violate our airspace? Only 2 months ago two Russian planes strayed into the UK's "area of interest" which, I understand, is the space adjacent to UK...