Thursday 29 August 2013

Sole Survivor


 In case it disappears below the fold, the punchline is going to be, "I dare you, I double dare you motherfucker, ask a survivor of the chemical weapons attacks if they think the Assad forces might not have done it."

 Objectively is a nasty word, always good for describing others. But I tend to think that if you walk down the street in Britain with a placard that reads Hands Off Syria, it isn't referring to the Russians and Iranians whose guns and men have had their hands on Syria for two years. No, it refers to the threat of a limited airstrike, a token response meant to show that the West has done something to deter chemical weapons use. If that is what you choose to protest about right now, then you are objectively in favour of chemical weapons use.

 And if you want, raise doubts about who used the chemical weapons.

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