Should May Have Sought Parliamentary Approval?

[Khandro]

She has entirely lost my support - such as it was- and will not lose any sleep over that perhaps, but there seems to be gathering condemnation at home and abroad e.g.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/14/syria-missile-raid-may-faces-anger-trump-declares-mission-accomplished

[DTCwordfan]

Next thing is the wussies will want is a referendum on the UK going into war to punish barbaric crimes against humanity. The decision is within her remit as PM, let her be one and get on with it.

Delaying the 'event' would only have given Assad and his hordes more time to move the Russian made(?) chemical agents off to some Russian airbase.....probably as Saddam did as well.

[naomi24]

Zacs, this thread is about recent events in Syria and I have responded to the question. You on the other hand, haven't addressed the question at all, but have simply seen fit to drag Brexit into an unrelated thread yet again. Sort yourself out. You're coming across as ever more obsessed.

[Khandro]

The sentiment of the OP isn't, "was it a requirement?" it's obviously not, but more, "should she have consulted the view of the elected representatives in parliament before aiding the gung-ho idiocy of Trump?" (whom you may recall I once supported too).

TTT; Switching my support to Corbyn (with all his faults) I do not do lightly but with a heavy heart and the chastisement of naomi makes it doubly hard to bear :0)

[naomi24]

Khandro, she sought the advice of the Cabinet, which I think is fair enough - but it isn’t just her and Trump is it. Where’s your condemnation of Macron?

I don’t suppose it’s worth bothering to ask you if you’ve considered the implications of a Corbyn government – a body that likely wouldn’t defend this country even if it were under attack.

[ToraToraTora]

so you'd switch to a known Soviet Agent because the PM did not consult parliament. Very logical Mr Spock!

[douglas9401]

OH! OH! Please miss, rule of 'so' miss. :-)

[naomi24]

Douglas ... don't ... please don't.... :o)

[douglas9401]

Why this most ineffectual of women would consult a ragbag of incompetents and self-servers is not easy to see.

She's already had clear instructions from elsewhere otherwise there would have been the usual dithering and false starts.

[anneasquith]

She didn't make the decision , she did what trump told her to do .

[-Talbot-]

Listening to Corbyn on Marr show he wouldn't have taken action even with the approval of Russia never mind Parliament.

[naomi24]

Douglas/anneasquith, do you support the action taken?

[mushroom25]

it would be interesting to try and work out how the "war powers act" announced by mr corbyn (also on the Andrew marr show) would work in situations where urgent decisions were needed at times when the honorable members were all away building duck-houses on expenses......

[anneasquith]

This issue has nothing to do with corbyn, he can say what he likes he is no threat to the Tory party , he will never be Prime minister . His opinion about anything is useless.

[-Talbot-]

anneasquith
This issue has nothing to do with corbyn,



What?

[naomi24]

anneasquith, any chance of a straight answer to my question at 10.25?

[Ken4155]

My guess is that Trump said, "Wit or without you, we're going in." Thereby making the decision for her. We nearly always do as we are bid by those across the pond.

[anneasquith]

I'm sorry naomi I missed your question,, " is there any chance" yes there is...... I don't know :-(

[anneasquith]

Naomi, straight enough for you?

[NoMercy]

Why would anyone oppose the destruction of chemical weapons when they would, in all likelihood, have been used to kill innocent citizens? He's used them before and he'd use them again.

At least we've got the backbone to do something about it.

[vulcan42]

Mrs May had already made the decision to go so we had to go with the Americans and French. It would have been a totally pointless gesture to arrive a few days later and bomb recently destroyed buildings.