‘Syrian solution’ forgets about ordinary Syrians

The British parliament voted on Wednesday to authorise the military bombing of ISIL targets in Syria. Prime minister David Cameron made his argument and the majority of British MPs accepted it. But far too many of them – and far too many of the British public – accepted it, or rejected it, for entirely the wrong reasons.

The issue of ISIL is a serious one, and it is part and parcel of an even direr topic: the ongoing devastation of Syria. That in itself is part of the abuse of the revolutionary uprising that began in Syria nearly five years ago. But far too much of the UK’s intelligentsia – whether elected in parliament or unelected in the media – have ignored much of that.

The opening of the article. The full text is at The National.