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The Conservatives are seriously thinking of asking Tornado pilots to bomb government facilities in Syria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Conservatives are considering a manifesto pledge to hold a Commons vote to bomb government facilities in Syria, reports the Guardian<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The paper says the\u00a0commitment would only take effect if there were another gas attack. \u00a0But the fear is it would encourage ‘false flag’ events by rebel jihadist forces.<\/p>\n

‘Assad must go’ hysteria<\/h2>\n

A lot will depend on how it is worded. \u00a0It is possible a pledge could bind Tory MPs into voting for action, although candidates could well object to that. \u00a0In 2013 just twenty-seven Tory rebels helped defeat a similar attempt by David Cameron. \u00a0They included senior Conservatives David Davis, Dr Julian Lewis, Crispin Blunt and Fiona Bruce. \u00a0The vote was held at the height of ‘regime change’ mania. \u00a0‘Assad must go’ hysteria was rife.<\/p>\n

The UK is already engaged alongside American counterparts in military action in both Syria and Iraq against Islamic State. \u00a0Striking against Syrian forces would encourage\u00a0IS. \u00a0It is a perplexing stance.<\/p>\n

The foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, said last month the UK might launch such airstrikes without parliamentary approval if the US asked.<\/p>\n

However, Mrs May\u00a0would clearly prefer parliament’s backing. \u00a0But if she secures a landslide majority Tory MPs could swing such a vote. \u00a0Many new MPs would be eager to impress the leadership with their loyalty.<\/p>\n

Peace breaking out in Syria?<\/h2>\n

Last month US president, Donald Trump, overturned an election pledge to stay out of the middle east. \u00a0He allowed a strike against a Syrian airbase<\/a><\/strong> after an alleged use of chemical weapons against rebels at Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib. Both Syria and Russia have denied Syrian involvement and Western governments have blocked independent UN investigations.<\/p>\n

The Conservatives are also claiming Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn would be weak on national security. Mr Corbyn’s mistake was to say\u00a0the unsayable. \u00a0He told Andrew Marr any use of nuclear weapons would be a world disaster. \u00a0He also wants a political solution in Syria. \u00a0We can’t peace breaking out, now can we?<\/p>\n

Any UK action against Syria would bring the distinct possibility of conflict with Russia, President Assad’s ally. We could see UK planes shot down. With a belligerent warmonger like Michael Fallon in charge of defence<\/a><\/strong>, who knows where that might lead? \u00a0The manifesto story is a disturbing escalation.<\/p>\n

UK Government has learnt nothing<\/h2>\n

It also tells us that Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Michael Fallon have learnt nothing about the Middle East. \u00a0The Iraq catastrophe featured a regime-change war. \u00a0Tony Blair joined the US based on Saddam’s non-existent ‘weapons of mass destruction’. \u00a0He forever poisoned the well of weapons intelligence. \u00a0Not to be outdone, David Cameron launched airstrikes against the government of Libya. \u00a0Gaddafi was butchered and Libya is now a wasteland.<\/p>\n

In both cases jihadist forces were inevitably unleashed. \u00a0The Iraq conflict led inexorably to the rise of Islamic State, as if Al Qaeda was not bad enough. \u00a0In Iraq, the jihadists slaughtered and expelled local Christians with roots going back almost two thousand years.<\/p>\n

If it had not been for the determination\u00a0of President Assad, Syria’s Christians would have gone the same way at the hands of the jihadists supported by the UK Government. \u00a0Meanwhile, no-one in the Foreign Office would have shed a tear.<\/p>\n

Syria speaks to the Russian soul<\/h2>\n

On the Conservative Home website, Douglas Hansen-Luke says<\/a><\/strong>: ‘Neither we nor the Americans can honestly say that we can bring about regime change and guarantee a peaceful outcome in Syria.’ \u00a0But the fear must be they don’t even care. \u00a0Prising the Russians out of their Mediterranean bases in Syria might be goal enough.<\/p>\n

We shall continue to thank God for the presence\u00a0of the Russians in Syria<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0Without them, the UK could easily have sponsored a bloodbath. \u00a0Moreover, by protecting all\u00a0religious minorities and the Syrian Christians in particular, Bashar Al-Assad has spoken to the Russian soul. \u00a0We need to\u00a0appreciate that the Russian Orthodox Church and the Antiochian Church<\/a><\/strong>, the largest Syrian Christian denomination, are in communion. \u00a0Both are also allied to the Greek Orthodox. \u00a0Both strategically and spiritually the Russians will not be giving up on Syria and its President any time soon.<\/p>\n

The Conservatives need to think long and hard before even considering expanding their failed Syrian adventure.<\/p>\n

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