UK Ruling Class Plans to Bomb Syria and Libya, Risking Further Refugee Crisis

Strategic Insights -

The UK ruling class, including Prime Minister Cameron and Chancellor Osborne, are planning to bomb Syria and intervene in Libya, despite the devastating humanitarian consequences of their previous interventions in the Middle East. The wars in Syria and Libya have created millions of desperate refugees, and the UK government's latest plans will only exacerbate the crisis. The US, led by Secretary of State Kerry, is also involved in these plans, and has threatened Russia with consequences if it continues to send military aid to Syria.

Key Takeaways:

  • The UK government, led by Cameron and Osborne, plans to seek a House of Commons vote to allow them to bomb Syria and send troops to Libya, creating millions more refugees.
  • The US Secretary of State, Kerry, has threatened Russia with consequences if it continues to send military aid to Syria, and has expressed concern over reports of a potential Russian military build-up in the country.
  • The Chancellor Osborne has stated that the government does not need the "support of everyone" for military action in Syria, but rather only the support of the House of Commons, which could be secured by votes from the Labour right wing.
  • The result of the Labour leadership election is now an important issue, as it could determine the outcome of the vote on military action in Syria, with Corbyn's potential win making it more likely that a section of the right wing will split from the Labour Party to form a support group for the Tory war drive.
  • The TUC Congress, which begins on Sunday, has an extraordinary importance for the working people of the UK and the world, and delegates must demand that the TUC General Council take action to stop the Tory war drive and smash the projected anti-union laws and the drive to privatise the NHS and smash the Welfare State.

Statistics:

  • Millions of people have been displaced due to the wars in Syria, Libya, and Iraq.
  • Millions of refugees are currently waiting to face the threat of drowning in the Mediterranean or waiting to be bombed, along with their children at home.
  • The UK government has stated that they will seek a House of Commons vote to allow them to bomb Syria, despite the devastating humanitarian consequences of their previous interventions in the Middle East.

Sources:

  • "NEWS LINE congratulates the German workers who have given a big welcome to the Syrian and other refugees who have shown such an indomitable spirit in their march from Macedonia to Munich"
  • "The ruling classes of the United States and the UK, responsible for the holocaust that is gripping these regions, are in fact planning to bomb Syria, along with the government of President Assad, back to the Stone Age, to reuse the language of the 2003 war on Iraq"
  • "Chancellor Osborne yesterday chimed in that his government doesn't need the 'support of everyone', meaning the British people, for Britain to launch military action in Syria"
  • "The TUC General Council must be told by the delegates that they must take action to stop the Tory war drive on Syria, and to smash the projected anti-union laws and the drive to privatise the NHS and smash the Welfare State"