Should Britain Bomb Isis in Syria?
This video was made some few
days after the unforgivable attack on innocent people who were out enjoying themselves
on a Friday night in Paris. The response from the French Government was swift
and totally understandable.
There is little doubt that
the Islamic terrorists – who do not in any way represent their religion, which
is one of peace, or the overwhelming majority of Muslim people – have decided
to embark on a war of terror across the world.
There has been a change of strategy because they are increasingly
targeting civilians since they see that as being more lethal, creating fear and
mayhem in society.
By now there are 530
terrorist groups around the world – a frightening prospect – and the deadliest
of them is Boko Haram followed by Isis, Taliban, Fulani militants and
Al-Shabaab.
In all over 32,000 people
were killed in terrorist attacks in 67 countries last year with over 80% of the
killings in Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria in that order. It is for that reason that 12 million people
have fled their homes in Syria for example with 4 million of them gone to
Turkey, Lebanon Jordan and even Iraq! But some 400,000 in turn have fled Iraq
itself.
So World leaders are
confronted with a global threat of gigantic proportions and Europe is in the
front line.
This video considers the
question of should Britain join in the bombing of Isis in Syria and I admit it
is a difficult calculation and decision to make. Since President George W Bush’s
‘Shock and Awe ‘ policy it is always bombing and going to war that has been the
first option. The first instinct has been to bomb and if that doesn’t work then
bomb even more. Currently 7 countries have participated in the bombing in
Libya, 6 countries in each of Iraq and Syria a total of 18 separate countries. As we all know Russia have decided to
intervene as well in Syria.
There have
been thousands of bombing sorties and the terror is spreading across the world.
Whilst there has been
successes in halting Isis’s advance and territory has been regained from them
many military expert argue that without troops on the ground victory will never
be assured and lasting.
For my part Britain need not
add to the bombing campaign in Syria – we should use every diplomatic effort to
seek an international agreement whereby Iran, Turkey, the moderate Arab states,
Russia and Syria need to be brought together and find a diplomatic solution to
this terrible mess.
Britain joining the bombing
campaign with 4 to 6 aircraft can only be seen as an act of solidarity and to
some extent gesture politics – it will not make add anything to the military
effort.
There is of course a much
wider issue that needs to be understood and that is what has driven the Islamic militants and terrorists to prosecute such a war of terror. As with everything there are
several theories and viewpoints so I have included one of many articles on this matter.