Send a strongly worded letter, stating our dislike of what they are doing and ask them politely to stop.



Then, sit on the fence for a few more years.

What would you do – and would you also do something about all the conflicts FA linked to or just the one that's currently on our TVs?



If you don't think we should interfere in the others, why not? Why would Syria be more 'important' or whatever?

In other words, you haven't a clue what you would do. Right?

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I do know, however, what NOT to do.



Are you in favour of us getting into another war, then?



And if so, can you answer the questions I just posted?

We've got a very long history of allowing Middle Eastern dictators to commit atrocities and as Rober Fisk says: [url=http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-the-west-is-horrified-by-childrens-slaughter-now-soon-well-forget-7794149.htmlAl Assad will get away with it and we'll all forget about it[/url

He does not, however, suggest a solution and, indeed, touches on the problems that interference have caused.



I very much suspect many would prefer Assad to remain in power anyway – better the devil you know etc – especially with the growing political power of the Muslim Brotherhood (and others) in Egypt and questions still waiting to be answered about what that will mean.

Fisk is right, but I completely disagree that we are "allowing" anything. In the context of all the various things which are going on in many sovereign states around the globe, saying we are "allowing" all those things is not a fair or correct use of "allowing". They aren't under our control.

Very good point.

I suggest the commencement of air strikes on military targets in Syria, akin to the operations in Libya.







Yese i am all for bombing mass murderers and tyrants.







Iran. Then any other dictatorship.







Generally the interference of nations in the internal politics of other sovereign states has improved the situation: (1) Germany was better once we had de-nazified it, (2) Japan has been more peaceful and friendly since we removed its government in 1945, (3) Eastern Europe is much freer, more prosperous and friendlier since we interfered to undermine the tyranny of the socialists, (4) Afghanistan poses much less of a threat to Western security since we demolished all the Al-Qaeda training camps, (5) Iraq has been much friendlier to the West since we removed Saddam Hussein.



In contrast we have not interfered in Iran - it remains a bitter enemy committed to regional hegemony, nuclear weaponry and the support of terrorist organisations, nor North Korea which continues to post a threat to the stability of the Pacific.







NHS and EU funding.

I bet you got a stiffy just at the thought.







I bet you got a stiffy just at the thought.

Not as big as the one he gets when the GT hits his doormat.

Are we really going to fall for this con trick again?



I mean, Assad is a pretty ty guy but there's nothing new here. Once again the BBC and the usual crop of major domestic news outlets are playing their roles of war propagandists. The Beeb has been running front page, position one stories on Syria for months whilst any number of atrocities are taking place in other parts of the world.