I didn't suggest that we sold the weapons to Syria Andrew R, but your assumption serves to illustrate the need to consider every situation carefully before we jump to conclusions! The supplying sources that you suggest only serves to reinforce my comments about major powers taking sides.
Having been involved in operations in the Middle East has helped me to assess situations in a more reasoned way, survival sometimes depended on it.
Maybe specialist action is already underway.
Colonialism should have taught the world valuable lessons, but sometimes I wonder.
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