20 April 2018

Syria may have used toxic chemicals against civilians

    Ian Blackford (MP, SNP) spoke on the Radio 4 Today programme (14th April 2018 at 08:45 hrs) against the idea of bombing Syria as a rebuke for its possible (or probable) use of chemical weapons against civilians. 
    His emerged as one of the most considered and constructive voices to speak in public on the subject over the last few days. From repeated interruptions by the presenter, it was hard to hear what he was trying to say, but it sounded as though he thought Britain's actions should be:
[1]  within International law;
[2]  tending to strengthen the authority of international institutions such as the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations (UN), rather than to undermining them;
[3]  part of a clear strategic plan, such as isolating rogue states;
[4]  seen as having a clear trajectory other than merely bombs, and more bombs.

I think the same. In the event, I think our actions were none of those.


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