tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942478546968158905.post6315266054363969107..comments2024-03-24T11:22:15.548+00:00Comments on Lustig's Letter: A day is a long time ...Robin Lustighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578195216460807588noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942478546968158905.post-2083155705416759962015-12-05T10:19:02.303+00:002015-12-05T10:19:02.303+00:00Dear Robin,
I'm afraid I don't place much ...Dear Robin,<br />I'm afraid I don't place much faith in the MOD's claim of no civilian casualties from our bombing any more than I rely on the claim of 70,000 ground troops ready to join the coalition in Syria. Already the 70,000 number is being questioned. And we all remember the dodgy dossier of 45 minutes, on which the decision to invade Iraq was made. In Syria, many of the weapons the west has supplied to so called friendly forces have gone straight to IS. And so have many of the forces themselves.<br />I don't know that our participation will lead to our voice being heard more than it was, and frankly, is it worth anyone listening to our lot anyway. We know the true view from Washington in the words of John McCain.<br />I think we would have done much better to have stood aside and tried to bring some reconciliation to the area rather than join in a bombing campaign that has no real strategy or idea of how to bring the crisis to an end.<br />Robbonoreply@blogger.com