So democracy won, now what about Syria?
Western public opinion has turned against military intervention, but those who deplore the use of chemical weapons have yet to come up with a viable alternative response.
Western public opinion has turned against military intervention, but those who deplore the use of chemical weapons have yet to come up with a viable alternative response.
Almost 100,000 people have died as a result of Syria’s two year conflict. Why did it take the suspicion of chemical gas for the west to consider intervention? Channel 4 News reports.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warns the US and France that military action against his regime would lead to war in the “powder keg” Middle East.
Bombing both the Assad regime and the rebels will neither help the Syrian people nor end the “war on terror” – so says Bilal Abdul Kareem, who has filmed alongside Islamic fighters in Syria.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says the government will not go back to the Commons to force a second vote on Syria because MPs cannot defy the will of the British people.
Democracy means the UK will not be entering the Syrian conflict – does this mean a new way forward for the Uk and its politics?
The UN team investigating allegations of chemical weapons attacks on rebels leaves Syria as the US says it is considering military action.
Several thousand protesters rally in Trafalgar Square to voice their opposition to military strikes against the Syrian government.
He has suffered a momentous Commons defeat, but David Cameron’s decision to rule out British military action in Syria puts him at one with public opinion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismisses US claims that Syria’s regime used chemical weapons, describing them as “utter nonsense”.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond tells Cathy Newman why he’s “disappointed” and “slightly apprehensive” after the government’s defeat in parliament, and how he feels about France’s ties with the US.
The US president will wait for Congress to debate and vote on the issue before launching military action against the Assad regime.
Among Syrian refugees in Lebanon, there is admiration for the independence of British MPs – but also confusion over the west’s reluctance to act.
Whatever William Hague says, the scars of the Iraq war are still being felt in Westminster, across the UK and in the bonds of the Anglo-American relationship.
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