Britain’s parliament is planning an intense 10 and a half hour debate on expanding their war against ISIS into Syria, with the Cameron government pushing heavily for support for the vote, despite opposition to the plan from the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.
Parliament previously approved airstrikes against ISIS targets in Iraq, but explicitly ruled out expanding into Syria. Cameron has been claiming some 70,000 “moderate” rebels are willing to support Britain in Syria, a figure that has been mocked even by his own party as preposterously high.
Facing growing opposition, Cameron is ratcheting up the rhetoric, labeling opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn and other opponents of the war as “a bunch of terrorist sympathizers,” and declaring them “bullies” who are hurting the call to war.
Cameron is planning to stand in the House of Common Wednesday morning and warn them that if they don’t vote for the Syria war, ISIS will launch attacks on the streets of Britain.
Labour is seen strongly against the resolution, with a shrinking number of defections expected. The SNP is also claiming overwhelming opposition. The big question, ultimately, will be how many of Cameron’s own ruling party jump ship and oppose his war.
Its so obvious how desperate Cameron needs to get into Syria. Perhaps it's just to guarantee his slice of the lucrative Syrian cake. All that oil $$$ from Israel selling Syrian oil, sloshing around on the black market. Wonder if the proceeds $$$ are divvied up with Turkey and all the 'coalition' partners.
Not long ago Blair, Bush and Howard exhibited the same eagerness to drag us into the Iraq war. The disappearing $bils Bush fork lifted from the treasury and Saddam gold billions I bet boomeranged into their accounts. Maybe Cameron is just eager to offload to ISIS and show them how to use all those weapons procured and paid for with Saudi's $$$
"Cameron is planning to stand in the House of Common Wednesday morning and warn them that if they don’t vote for the Syria war, ISIS will launch attacks on the streets of Britain."
Cameron is a total moron. The rhetoric and propaganda from the man is deplorable. These IS nutters are in Europe NOW (possibly in Britain too). Bombing the hell out of Syria will not prevent IS launching attacks on us in Britain.
'ISIS will launch attacks on the streets of Britain." P.S. funded by Downing Street!
Wird, a terrorist weapons suppliers talks about sympathizers. It is a bizzaro world
Cameron's ideas will only make worse all the problems he cites. But then, that is true of most of his other ideas too.
“70,000 moderate rebels” aren’t those the same guys that handed over their weapons to ISIS?
does cameron take his thumb from his mouth before he speaks.