Monday, November 12, 2012

British Troops To Syria?

Britain's Chief of the Defence Staff General David Richards.(Reuters / Handout)

UK Troops 'May Be Sent To Syria Within Months': Humanitarian Crisis Could Force Us To Act, Says Top Soldier -- Daily Mail

* General Sir David Richards's comments come after PM said he would consider military options to remove dictator Bashar al Assad
* Said international community would need support from people inside Syria
* British troops could provide food, shelter and medical supplies to refugees
* Could intervene during this winter when more lives are at risk

Hundreds of British troops could be deployed to Syria if the humanitarian crisis worsens, our top soldier said yesterday.

General Sir David Richards said contingency plans were in place for a ‘very limited’ military response.

His admission is the most serious warning yet that Britain could deploy forces to the warzone, and will fuel fears that the UK risks being slowly sucked into a full-scale conflict.

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More News On The Possibility That British Troops May be Sent To Syria

UK troops 'may be sent to Syrian borders' -- The Independent
Britain could intervene militarily in Syria in months, UK's top general suggests -- The Telegraph
Army chief says British troops may be sent to Syria if crisis worsens -- Scotsman
Britain could intervene in Syria within months - top UK general -- RT

My Comment:
It's not going to happen.

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