Dropping bombs on people

[enismirdal]

So this week, the MPs are supposed to vote on whether the UK will start bombing Syria

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[ilanin]

I wrote you an enormous comment. It was too long to fit in the box.

It's here instead: http://ilanin.livejournal.com/135106.html

[illusive_shelle]

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I too have a lot of confusion about Syria

I don't underztand why the current bombing is failing but us bomving as well will succeed.

I don't understsnd how such scattetrd resistance will be conquered by bombs.  It  seems like trying to elininate a swarm of bees with a slingshot:difficult to aim with an evershifting enemy and deeply inefficient.

I don't understand the benefits of being involved. I see huge costs which could be better spent elsewhere.

[keiliss]

Those poor people, being bombed by all and sundry. You have to wonder what will be left of Syria when everyone's done and ISIL have moved on to a new haven. I have a sense Britain will join in because Russia is becoming such a presence.... It's never just about the issues, is it?

I don't think there is a 'right' answer, Eni, but I do know that like governments all over, there will be no strict accounting. And probably not much of an exit strategy either.

[enismirdal]

Yeah, the whole region seems to be a tragic mess now and getting worse by the day. And the disruption will leak into surrounding countries...how Lebanon is still functioning at all is beyond me. :(

[sildil]

Excellent analogy, particularly concerning a clear future plan and so on. Matthew Paris' article on Saturday's Times was very good as well, here; http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/columnists/article4626165.ece saying a very similar thing.

[enismirdal]

Looks interesting but alas, behind the Sunday Times paywall. :(

[sildil]

Oh what a nuisance! We read it in the Times on Saturday and I did have limited access to the online one, but I must have used up my trial access :(