My MP asked constituents for comments before the Syria debate tomorrow. I responded:
Dear Julian,
You have expressed all my concerns. My instinct is
that we should not intervene because of the difficulties of any military
option, the risk of making things worse rather than better in Syria and the
consequences for relations between the Islamic world and the
West. The Middle East today is like Europe in the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries (but with modern weapons) and we dabble in their
religious wars at our peril. Above all, Liberal Democrats should
not support action without a UNSC resolution. That was our stance over
Iraq and we should stick to it. One final comment - I understand that the
UN Secretary-General is seeking more time for the chemical weapons inspectors
to do their work. Sounds strangely familiar.
As ever,
David
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