tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532254976341123883.post1143443295993595437..comments2024-02-22T12:55:00.015+00:00Comments on Tom London: Questions for Cameron on bombing in SyriaTom Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758489868048216894noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532254976341123883.post-14068928392349020452015-12-28T09:04:56.933+00:002015-12-28T09:04:56.933+00:00Very thoughtful post...I share your opposition to ...Very thoughtful post...I share your opposition to airstrikes, though as a Canadian, not a UK citizen. I was very impressed with the views of the French journalist who was a captive of Isis for ten months. Here's the link to a Guardian article about: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/16/isis-bombs-hostage-syria-islamic-state-paris-attacks. He makes some very good points. <br />I also feel that the issue of 'collateral damage' of civilians is NOT one that should be taken lightly. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12367751805559899017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532254976341123883.post-16688787922057262802015-12-02T14:51:27.089+00:002015-12-02T14:51:27.089+00:00A great set of questions with forward thinking,con...A great set of questions with forward thinking,consequences only occur if the wrong action is taken, I oppose the UK air strikes as the consequences may be more detrimental than beneficial.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674465396772923370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532254976341123883.post-65116889502492170142015-12-02T09:53:31.334+00:002015-12-02T09:53:31.334+00:00Great post; as an American, I've been followin...Great post; as an American, I've been following the debate in the UK about bombing Syria. The most expert voices seem to think it won't do much good and will simply draw the UK into war, needlessly. I've also observed the same phenomenon here that you talk about when it comes to acknowledging the link between Western foreign policy and jihadi terrorism; people who do so are often labelled Islamist apologists, but without acknowledging the significance of that link, we can never deal with the issue effectively. Noah Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04426848043447672054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532254976341123883.post-84825926964529326262015-12-02T00:21:45.062+00:002015-12-02T00:21:45.062+00:00I understand that the Iraqi army is several hundre...I understand that the Iraqi army is several hundred thousand strong, yet Mosul remains in ISIL's hands. So even if Cameron's 70,000 force were realistic and could be turned into something resembling a cohesive force, how likely is it that they could successfully take on ISIL on the ground where the much larger Iraqi army, with Iranian support, has so far failed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com