She is only going into this to continue the pretence that the UK is the best friend of the US
I think you may be on to something. But wasn’t there a big inquiry recently where one of the major criticisms was that Government had allowed maintenance of “access” and “influence” with partners to become the primary factor in its decision to take military action? Dillcott, or something? Anyone?
Sense being spoken by the chair of the Defence Select Committee:
Dr Julian Lewis: "We mustn't get sucked in to supporting monsters on one side, the Syrian regime, or maniacs on the other, the Syrian rebels who are overwhelmingly led by Islamists and jihadi nutcases."
Amen. Lord Dannatt was also quoted the other day as saying that the West would have to drop its “Assad must go” rhetoric. He’s right. Russia, Iran and Assad have so much more at stake in Syria that this was always an absurd position to take, even without considering the consequences of the likely Islamist takeover of such a diverse state. The fact is that changes in the global balance of power and the poor outcomes of recent interventions have significantly reduced the West’s ability to back up its rhetoric on “norms” with meaningful action.