The vote to bomb Assad two years ago was very simply about stopping his ability to use chemical weapons,it was not about regime change or taking sides,the motion proposed in front of the house was very explicit on this.
Me personally Yes bomb the **** for being an evil **** but No because the...
im fairly sure Syrian jets do not feature in our coalition against Islamic State
i do know those countries that are part of the coalition in Iraq have been working very well together though,hopefully this will transpire over to the Syrian theatre
i would change my mind if someone proved to me that its really true the RAF will be abandoning its targeting strategy it uses in Iraq and will switch to indiscriminate bombing in Syria as claimed not just on here but also by some politicians that claim women and children are going to die in...
These two things wont make them go away though,they will only be defeated by a military option,our airstrikes are crucial to that,its the eventual ground force option that will mop them up that is the key,the nations in the surrounding areas should be the ones to exterminate them on the...
this is very crucial and important
but when people are being butchered in front of your eyes how do you equate wanting to get everything perfect and sorted out before you even contemplate getting involved with stepping in and trying to save lives today......i cant be the only person who feels...
lets stick on the current subject shall we
Its about RAF missions against Islamic State and the extension of their missions from Iraq into Syria
can you give a list of blowing up of innocent civilians, babies, schools and hospitals in the Middle East that the RAF are guilty of in the past year
This is crucial to my personal support of the airstrikes being taken into Syria
Everything i have read says strikes by the RAF in Iraq undergo strict process both militarily and legally before the mission gets a green light,so far no civilians have been killed.Its my understanding this same...
Why on earth do people feel the need at times like this to equate matters of defence spending with spending on the general public sector
These are two entirely different budgets
If you really want to go down this costing route and push this idea by posting this picture perhaps you will also...
its interesting,but only until you realise the sample vote so far is 185 amongst a board that on polling had the greens nearly winning the general election
As thoroughly nasty as Saudi Arabia are they are simply not comparable to Islamic State and the endless list of atrocities they have carried out or comparable as a threat to our security here,against our nationals abroad or even the security of our closest allies.
It may help you to muddy the...
I have heard the terrorists claim this plenty of times,doesnt make it true though.
its not very easy to promote an ideology when all those promoting it are dead and scattered into little bits
he is no longer chopping off peoples heads for starters
everytime one of these loons is taken out of the equation is a win.......we just need many more wins.
Jihaddi John was targeted and killed right in the centre of Raqqua,no civilians were killed.
As i said until someone can persuade me that this sort of targeting attack strategy is going to dropped in favour of a more indiscriminate bombing strategy i cant see myself changing my mind
Yes i did read it and im well aware of the incident.
I have much more faith in the RAF,the checks and measures put in place and the intelligence gathered before any mission is signed off on than US forces.
The vote is on our role out there,i feel confident the RAF can continue the good work...
well i am in favour of extending the current RAF strategy in Iraq onto Syria.
i remain unconvinced that the current RAF strategy is going to be changed to indiscriminate bombing in civilian areas
i dont disagree, even targeted drops can be dangerous for civilians,however my point was who has proposed indiscriminate bombing as some are mentioning. I have heard no one in gov/military circles proposing this strategy for the RAF at all.
Lets say for the sake of argument IS are starved of funding,support and military arms.
These measures alone will not make them go away.The final defeat of this deathcult will only come about by the use of military options,of which airstrikes are an important part.
Any diplomacy will never...
The RAF are currently targeting individuals based on intelligence in Iraq.
Surely the same strategy would apply to airstrikes in Syria
where has this notion arrived from that RAF airstrikes in Syria would be of the indiscriminate bombing variety?
who has proposed this?