[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by MTVN

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I am normally opposed to military intervention but as long as we are not trying to force regime change I am in favour of it. The air strikes can shore up and stabilise the Iraqi and Syrian states rather than destroy them.

Why would bombs 'stabilise' a country? They lead to huge amounts of civilian death which is also illegal under international law. The air strikes are too reckless and too many people are dying that should not be.