SWWood wrote:I doubt the evidence will emerge. Russia will see to that. Having said that, I can't really see why Corbyn deserves much flak in this case, although I couldn't say the same about Ed Miliband. What we see now is the consequences of not standing up to the use of chemical weapons 5 years ago. The 2013 House of Commons vote on Syria was a shameful event in this country's recent history.
Obviously Western public opinion in 2013 (overwhelmingly
against military intervention) was deeply unsatisfactory to the hawks and their ambitions in the Middle East. Solution: leave it a few years, all the while keeping the civil war ticking over nicely (and the arms manufacturers happy) by arming and supporting Syrian opposition forces. Use the time to refine the consent-manufacturing process to maximise the likelihood of getting the populations on-side (in the UK the EU referendum didn't go as planned, but a little event in Salisbury might help)... and Don's your uncle.