Britain is being dragged towards Iraq conflict
Slowly but surely, Britain is being dragged back into wider military intervention in the Middle East. For months, the ground has been prepared with retired generals beating the war drums following outrages and taunts by Islamic State. Now David Cameron has said our nation must ‘step up and do more’ in the fight against the jihadists […]Ian Birrell writes for the Independent:
Slowly but surely, Britain is being dragged back into wider military intervention in the Middle East. For months, the ground has been prepared with retired generals beating the war drums following outrages and taunts by Islamic State. Now David Cameron has said our nation must ‘step up and do more’ in the fight against the jihadists in Iraq and Syria, telling American television viewers he is determined to crush the Caliphate while Downing Street indicates his desire to beef up forces in the conflict zone.
