On the clamour to repeat the disastrous Iraq and Libya interventions in Syria
NOVANEWS
Nureddin Sabir, Editor, Redress Information & Analysis, writes:
Despite the ongoing death and destruction that has followed Western military interventions in Iraq and Libya, the clamour for a repeat performance in Syria is gaining momentum, especially in Washington and London where Donald Trump and Theresa May have plenty of internal problems from which they wish to deflect attention.
The proponents of military intervention in Syria should name one – only one – instance where such intervention in the Middle East has resulted in a good outcome for the people of the country targeted. Attacking Syria will achieve just one thing: helping the remnants of Islamic State group and other jihadist cutthroats such as Al-Qaeda, the Saudi-backed (if not created) Jaysh al-Islam (Army of ...