This week William Hague lit the touch paper for the war in Syria by supporting lifting the arms embargo and ensuring the conflict will now escalate.
The situation in Syria has been raging on for over two years with clear battle lines seemingly being drawn between those in support of Assad and those who are backing the unknown entity that is the rebel force aligned against him. Russia are supplying surface to air missiles in an attempt to presumably dissuade intervention from the west and Iran are supplying experts and money. The west has a history of arming the opposition of a force they want disposed of and the lifting of the arms embargo by the EU this week will give them the green light to do so 'legitimately', despite having been doing so in any event. William Hague said on BBC R4 this week when pressed about arming the rebels that we "Always operate within International law." That is of course if you fail to take into context the illegal wars being waged in Iraq and Afghanistan courtesy of war criminal Tony Blair. The UK's role in this is to perhaps soften the way in for an American intervention in the future as lap dogs in the special relationship.
The battle for Syria is a strategic one with Iran being the long term goal. Our governments do not care about the lives and deaths of brown people in the Middle East, this is a precursor to a war with Iran that we are being set up for. The coming weeks and months will see the media framing the agenda to manufacture our consent for these wars.
How we can afford to arm Syrian rebels at a time when our own government puppets are outlining cuts worth billions of pounds to health and welfare to fund our own military and police, is beyond comprehension. Then I remembered the saying that war is good for business and if this lot have their way then business will soon be booming.
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