No more fudges

Kenneth Bird urges Friends to support a strong stand for peace

by Kenneth Bird 7th August 2015

A momentous debate in parliament is likely to be held this autumn, according to comments trailed by David Cameron, the prime minister, and Michael Fallon, secretary of state for defence. The British people will be invited to go to war again in the Middle East. We have been quietly involved in bombing targets in Iraq for months, with all the ‘collateral damage’ that entails for innocent civilians. The military hawks now wish to extend operations into Syria. This will take the battle into ISIL’s stronghold, they say, and retaliate for the outrages on the beaches of Tunisia and elsewhere.