While on the face of it sounds as if the coalition is doing its international and humanitarian duty in offering a safe haven for Syrian refugees, the proposal to accept just a few hundred refugees – and on a temporary basis – smacks of gesture politics.
All three parties should consider making a much stronger, long term commitment to refugee resettlement in their manifestos.
If Nigel Farage is able to make the case for Syrian asylum seekers, Ed Miliband should be able to.
A No-Fly Zone is not a solution to the conflict, but it is a proven means to restrict the killing.
If Cameron really cares about Syria, he must not turn his back on her refugees.
The Assad regime and Islamic extremists are trying to thwart the efforts of the majority of Syrians to secure a better future.
In order to fit events into its supposedly ‘anti-imperialist’ worldview in which no one claiming to be opposed to the United States can do any wrong, StWC is willing to indulge fantastical conspiracy theories.
Through their (in)direct support of Assad, the Stop the War Coalition blindly ignore Russia’s own imperialistic goals in the region and prove themselves anything but anti-war.
Russia’s opposition to military action in Syria is partly the result of it feeling deceived over the UN vote to intervene in Libya two years ago, argues Tom London.
President Obama is pursuing a course of military action against Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. Here is a round-up of the debate over intervention in Syria.
