‘It’s about chemical weapons. Their use is wrong and the world shouldn’t stand idly by.’
— David Cameron, 27 August‘The chemical massacre in Damascus cannot and must not go unpunished.’
— François Hollande, 30 August‘We lead with the belief that right makes might, not the other way around.’
— Barack Obama, 31 August
In their speech, in their manner and in their choice of language, the American President, the French President and the British Prime Minister have been impeccably clear about their motivations for military intervention in Syria.
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