One Labour MP has quit because of the vote for military action, my question to those people is, what should we be doing?
Many of these who hold reservations against airstrikes are finding similarities with 2003 Iraq/ Afghanistan invasion, but here are a few differences:
- Firstly, government officials out in the Middle East have asked for our help in airstrikes, but have said they do not want ground troops, which we are not providing.
- Secondly, MP's have been informed of the status, and of course, have been given a right to vote for or against, unlike 2003.
- We, the UK, only have six aircraft taking part, we are a very small detail in this process to bring down ISIS
Now I have a questions for those who have reservations.
- Should we not try to help the innocent women and children who are being buried alive?
- Should we not try to help those who are being held captive?
- How would you recommend that the Middle Eastern governments could control these extremists?
- How, if not military action, could the West help?
ISIS are brainwashed thugs, and there's one thing you can't do with a brainwashed thug is negotiate. It's not a situation where we can try and have a diplomatic talk with these people.
One year ago I was completely against any intervention in Syria, I was also against our government helping out the rebels, but this is different, as ISIS threaten bring bloodshed to the West, should sit back and wait for them to act on their word?
Should we sit back and hope, if no publicity is given, that the cult will finally die out?
Hope gets you so far, and sitting back doing nothing gets you even less, we need to act now, and show them we are not a force to be reckoned with.
Good luck to those who will be going out there.
Rushanara Ali quit because although she didn't vote against the motion she couldn't vote for the motion. Iain McKenzie was sacked as a PPS for voting against the whip.
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