OPINION:
The U.K. Parliament will vote Wednesday on whether or not to intensify airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State along with its NATO allies. British Prime Minister David Cameron believes there is enough support for the measure to pass.
“The headquarters in many ways of the terrorists actually is in Syria - and it makes no sense to recognise this border in the action we take when Isil themselves don’t recognise this border,” he said. “So it’s in the national interests, it’s the right thing to do. We’ll be acting with our allies, we’ll be careful and responsible as we do so. But in my view it’s right to do this to help keep our country safe.”
The Labour Party has been resisting sending more British forces to fight in the conflict but agreed to give his party members a free vote in the matter. The BBC reported on his comments that “Mr. Cameron’s case for air strikes in Syria “is falling apart” and said the prime minister should “stop the rush to war”
Britain has been attacking ISIS by air in Iraq. Mr. Cameron called that action a success, saying “It’s shrunk Isil territory by 30 percent, it’s damaged their infrastructure, it’s set them back - it’s right to extend that action to Syria.”
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