General Discussion
The 'new generation' seemed to step up rather well when called to do so in Iraq and Afghanistan! Syria is a fair way from the North Atlantic so why would NATO get involved unless Syria attacks one of the NATO membership nations? Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpsons is the only 'notable' figure that I know of who has called the French (who happen to be the most successful nation ...
I wonder if David Cameron got EXACTLY the outcome of the vote that he wanted. After all it's saved him from an awful lot of problems and he can't be blamed for inaction. Additionally it seems that Cleggy has ruled out any further vote on the issue - why's that then? Now Obama is doing the same by taking a vote on Capitol Hill - I wonder what result he really wants.
I think that's absolutely right. However, today 'military means' does not necessarily mean boots on the ground.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo! This was just getting interesting and suddenly Godwin's Law in invoked!lol
People keep mentioning the non-involvement of the US in the Falklands Conflict. It's not true - anyone serving in the British military at the time was aware of what was going on. Perhaps some may find this enlightening: http://britainandamerica.typepad.com/britain_and_america/2007/04/americas_role_d.html
Agent Orange wasn't a chemical weapon - it was a defoliant. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing". - Attributed to Edmund Burke.
Because of politics. Western Govts have decided that, for example those countries involved in the so called 'Arab Spring', have to decide their own futures - it has to be the will of their own people. If the west (or any other non Muslim/Islamic nation) had supported either side what would the perception be to other Islamic nations? As for civilian deaths caused by American (and British!) ...
Non-persistent chemical weapons allow for the wholesale slaughter of civilians without destruction of infrastructure. It is the preferred weapon of the common or garden dictator for that reason. Something should be done to demonstrate that the world will not tolerate their use but it must be done by/through the UN. I suspect these WMDs came from his mate Saddam. Remember all those trucks ...
I suppose that this has nothing to do with the fact that we are creating a city the size of Birmingham just from immigration every 2.5 years (BBC News source) ? I have no greivance with immigrants but this is just not sustainable in this country - we just ain't big enough!
Quick warning! Two of us have detected a virus on the Carnival Website. I hope that isn't as a result of all that's been going on.
