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This is the weakness of a democracy though- the majority can be wrong. Look at the current government for proof.
Or maybe the Mytilenean revolt(!).
I don't understand Cameron's drive to bomb Syria - is it peer pressure? I reluctantly accept that military intervention may be something that is necessary (that is, a debate is necessary), but I don't see what good bombing is going to do.
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I don't understand Cameron's drive to bomb Syria - is it peer pressure? I reluctantly accept that military intervention may be something that is necessary (that is, a debate is necessary), but I don't see what good bombing is going to do.
I am a cynic but one reason may be because poll data shows it to be so popular
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I don't understand Cameron's drive to bomb Syria - is it peer pressure?
I'd say peer pressure is a very apt summary.
The US are bombing, they are our no1 political allied. France is bombing, they are the 2nd most powerful state in mainland Europe and we need their support for renegotiation in Europe. Russia are bombing, which means us and Germany are basically the only traditional major powers not. Everyone accepts Germany never want to get involved in military conflicts.
At home being strong on foreign policy is often goes down well if done right, and is always a good distraction.
Fundamentally Cameron is very pragmatic. No one actually has a fucking clue how to deal with the issue, so it's turing into a classic case of it being "better" to do something, even if it's the wrong thing, than it is to do nothing.
I guess one blessing is at least this time it isn't God telling our PM to do it!
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This is the weakness of a democracy though- the majority can be wrong. Look at the current government for proof.