Coalition of the Unwilling
Willing members for a coalition to retaliate against the apparent Syrian regime's chemical weapons attack against its own people is quickly fizzling and in great contrast, and perhaps because of, the debacle of WMDs and Iraq.
Just as the West got it wrong then (there were no WMDs and Saddam Hussein was all bluff), I fear they are going to get it wrong again this time. Once bitten and twice shy, but the ever fearful UK et al should now be acting quickly against Syria. Yet they appear to be stalling.
The West was wrong to invade Iraq; but that error is leading them to err again - they will be equally wrong if they do not retaliate against Syria. Two wrongs do not make a right.
So why does the West keep getting it wrong? Why indeed. Perhaps this time we should be asking Russia, and to a less extent China.
Just as the West got it wrong then (there were no WMDs and Saddam Hussein was all bluff), I fear they are going to get it wrong again this time. Once bitten and twice shy, but the ever fearful UK et al should now be acting quickly against Syria. Yet they appear to be stalling.
The West was wrong to invade Iraq; but that error is leading them to err again - they will be equally wrong if they do not retaliate against Syria. Two wrongs do not make a right.
So why does the West keep getting it wrong? Why indeed. Perhaps this time we should be asking Russia, and to a less extent China.
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