Party Breakdown from UK Parliament Site
Posted on 09/26/2014 10:19:57 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
The UK Parliament has backed British participation in air strikes against Islamic State extremists in Iraq.
After a seven-hour debate, MPs voted for military action by 524 votes to 43.
The Conservatives, Lib Dems and Labour leaderships all backed air strikes although some MPs expressed concerns about where it would lead and the prospect of future engagement in Syria.
The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson said RAF planes could be called into action as early as Sunday.
Speaking after the vote, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said a long campaign lay ahead and there would not be a "series of immediate hits".
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Does this mean that Camermoron will be called Obama’s poodle when the bombing doesn’t completely wipe out ISIS in a couple weeks?
Should be interesting to see the result of this
in the Islamic community in England.
Big difference here than McCain’s and Obama’s war:
In Iraq not against Assad in Syria
Follow their normal procedure which would get approval from our Congress.
How did military police get involved ;>)
[snip] David Cameron, UK Prime Minister will repair his reputation in 2014; will lead the Tories to an outright victory in 2015; many will scoff at these particular predictions [/snip]
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3188319/posts?page=62#62
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3190465/posts?page=9#9
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