Would you vote for bombing ISIS in Syria?

[GT49er]

His Father must be spinning in his grave

That would be the father who joined the Home Guard at 16 to fight fascism, and later in the war joined the RAF and became a pilot to fight the Nazis? Who opposed fascism the rest of his life? He would be rightly proud of his son, even though he would probably have disagreed with him on this.

 

[nicko31]

Seems NSC is more anti-war than the rest of England, more similar to the Scots..

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...over-decision-to-extend-bombing-a6756171.html

 

[Questions]

Fully expecting a London attack soon. It doesn't affect my decision whether bombing is correct or not, but I think it'll prove bombing won't make us safer. That being said, I think the general ignorant public will use a London attack as proof we should be bombing Syria.

London will be hit within a year. Maybe worse than Paris. It will be hit by British nationals.
Innocent Syrians will head for the borders to bolster the refugee crisis or stay and be blown to pieces in our 'accurate ISIS' bombings. Then we will mount a ground attack and a thousand British soldiers will be killed or maimed but apart from that everything should be ok. I mean the anti Assad rebels are decent chaps and they love us.

 

[BBassic]

Wonderful. Let's drop more bombs, incentivise more extremists to attack us so we can drop more bombs and get attacked again and drop bombs and attack and bomb and attack and bomb in a never ending f**king cycle of 'they started it'.

It's like the school playground but with more death and destruction.

 

[JC Footy Genius]

Just people I've spoken to, people who post on social media, comments on my local MPs page, forums like this one. I've heard a lot more against bombing that for it. Again, I'll stress I think the people who make their voice heard are more likely to be against it, so we get skewed statistics, but I still think there are more against than for. A proper referendum would have been interesting to find out what the public really think.

Fair enough it's just opinion polls have consistently shown a clear majority in favour of extending air strikes although the margin has reduced in recent days.

 

[Igzilla]

This is exactly want Daesh want, as it gives credence to their belief that the Christian West is in a modern crusade against Islam. Good job, everyone. Just a few more Western countries to drag in then and they'll have the full set.

 

[mikeyjh]

Telling this evening that Philip Hammond could not put a timescale nor a circumstance around 'victory' - I'm no military strategist, but if you can't define victory, why would we start a war?

 

[Questions]

Telling this evening that Philip Hammond could not put a timescale nor a circumstance around 'victory' - I'm no military strategist, but if you can't define victory, why would we start a war?

"It's too late we've paid a months rent in the battlefield" .... Groucho Marx in Duck Soup.

That's about the size of it .

 

[symyjym]

Good luck to our airforce and may they do a professional, careful and clinical job.

 

[beorhthelm]

This is exactly want Daesh want, as it gives credence to their belief that the Christian West is in a modern crusade against Islam. Good job, everyone. Just a few more Western countries to drag in then and they'll have the full set.

except this is nonsence, ignorant of the fact we are already attacking Isil in Iraq.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Outstanding speech by Labour Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn, move over Jeremy.

It really was an outstanding speech. By far the best of the day.

He, and Alan Johnson who also spoke superbly,should be leading the Labour Party.

Maybe they will soon.

 

[Diego Napier]

Fair enough it's just opinion polls have consistently shown a clear majority in favour of extending air strikes although the margin has reduced in recent days.

That's probably because an immediate reaction is usually very visceral, fuelled by fear, anger and revenge that, for a majority of people, gives way to a more considered, big picture, rational response.

 

[JC Footy Genius]

It really was an outstanding speech. By far the best of the day.

He, and Alan Johnson who also spoke superbly,should be leading the Labour Party.

Maybe they will soon.

They are both Premier league to Corbyn's non league status but unfortunately the fanbase with a lot of JCL's apparently prefer non league football

 

[JC Footy Genius]

That's probably because an immediate reaction is usually very visceral, fuelled by fear, anger and revenge that, for a majority of people, gives way to a more considered, big picture, rational response.

Actually polls suggest the shift was mainly in Labour voters returning to the fold, more tribal loyalty than 'a more considered, big picture, rational response'

 

[Diego Napier]

Good luck to our airforce and may they do a professional, careful and clinical job.

Those hapless Syrian men, women and children caught up in this will be praying far harder that their aim is true.

Good luck to them too.

 

[BBassic]

What's the number of refugees we've agreed to take in? 20k? Should probably revisit that now that we're planning on blowing their country back to the dark ages.

 

[Diego Napier]

Actually polls suggest the shift was mainly in Labour voters returning to the fold, more tribal loyalty than 'a more considered, big picture, rational response'

Polls, polls, polls; I know they're the lens through which you selectively view the world in order to nourish your cognitive bias. I'm referring to real world, observed, natural human behaviour in response to a perceived threat.

 

[Albumen]

@MhairiBlack: Very dark night in parliament.Will never forget the noise of some Labour and Tory cheering together at the idea of bombs falling

I'll stick my head in the sand, it's less depressing than wasting my time keeping up with news on psychopaths.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

@MhairiBlack: Very dark night in parliament.Will never forget the noise of some Labour and Tory cheering together at the idea of bombs falling

I'll stick my head in the sand, it's less depressing than wasting my time keeping up with news on psychopaths.

Politics really is a dirty business.

 

[beorhthelm]

@MhairiBlack: Very dark night in parliament.Will never forget the noise of some Labour and Tory cheering together at the idea of bombs falling

really? because i found it fitting there was barely a mumour when the result was given. certainly no cheering. maybe they did in responce to speeches earlier, but the main even was sombre.