Please, allow me:Originally Posted by Sir C
I have some questions about our reasoning for such action, though.
1. Surely it is in our interest for Assad to be in charge, rather than Islamists?
2. Killing civilians with gas is naughty, no doubt, but is it really any naughtier than killing them with barrel bombs or good old-fashioned AK-47s?
3. Surely the first bomb we drop will trigger another flood of 'refugees', all claiming to be fleeing the wanton death and destruction committed by the West
1. I don't really understand this part. I think we want to enforce democracy on countries that have no history of it. I.e. the Islamists wouldn't be voted in.
2. It's more indescriminate, with children being more susceptible to the effects (particularly with chlorine) since it's very dense and is at its greatest concentration when close to the ground. Even the most evil dictator surely cannot wish to punish kids.
3. That's Merkel/Macron's problem, really. We have an sea border so need not worry. Just make sure we're checking lorries at Callais.
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