Feel free to apply a little intellectual rigour and back up your assertions.

Why are we drawing up an "action-plan" at all anyway? How does this compare with the "action plans" of, say, Brazil, Burkina Fasso, or Finland? On what basis do we have any business drawing up any plans at all?



As a suggestion, now that we have sorted them all out, why not delegate Syria to the armed forces of Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan? It must be at least as much to do with them as it is with us.

We still don't know who the perpetrator is. I'd wholeheartedly guess it was Assad but then when the UK and US Governments come out and blame Assad it makes me think twice, I don't particularly believe much that our and America's governments spout. Be funny if Russia smashed a missile into a US ship and said "we told you not to get involved".

I just can't understand why Assad would have the need to use chemical weapons when he's been told it's the 'red line'. The opposition have a lot more to gain out of the rest of the world thinking it was Assad. Never underestimate the actions of a desperate man though.



I think Obama made the statement about chemical weapons and now has to start sabre rattling otherwise he and his party look weak. This should only escalate under instruction from the UN otherwise it could end up as the battle ground for a US-Russia-China war.

I find this whole 'brotherhood of arms' (USA & Britain) aiming a strike at Syria worrying



•Who are we aiming at? Lets not forget there is two rival groups at war not just one side



•Do we have actual evidence rather than credible evidence of weapons used by Government forces?



•If we do strike, what are we going to achieve? We may overthrow Assad eventually but who is going to then control the country?! The rebels?!



This has bad news written all over it with far reaching consequences in the pipeline. Plus I honestly think other countries will not stand for it (Russia & Iran) leading to consequences from them.



Scary times ahead

If Mr Cameron really can't stand by and let this happen without getting involved I for one will stand fully behind him and other Westminster cronies who can't stand by getting on a plane, going over there and sorting it out.

It's not all bad news, if there is military action, Diane Abbot has said she would consider resigning from being an MP

Is resigning from the front bench the same as resigning as an MP?

She was a whole lot more weaselly than that when Evan Davies asked her this morning.

Ah, I must have mis-read. So what does her threat to quit the front bench even mean? She wants to protest but not lose her privileges? I guess she's just had enough of white people playing Divide and Rule.

We're getting the band back together.

TBH I no longer know which portfolio she shadows, so I seriously doubt she'd be missed much at the dispatch box. Although by all accounts she does work hard in her constituency



She should stick to cozying up to Portillo on This Week