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Originally Posted by MTVN
Syria is different to Iraq though, we can't afford to have our foreign policy forever constrained by the mistakes of the past or go through this traumatic period of soul searching and introspection while the world burns.
Yeah the 'Stop the War' name is actually pretty misleading. They're not against the war, they're just against whatever the latest anti-Western cause is. Some of their positions over the last few years:
All of that is linked and sourced on the website if anyone wants more detail on it
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While the world burns, What are the rest of the world doing, all sat braiding their hair waiting for Britain to come riding on a white charger?
I'm very surprised to see this 'anti western' accusation, is discussion and debate as to the rights and wrongs of a govt or decisions taken not acceptable now.. Have we become so autocratic that any questioning is perceived as traitorous?