In the aftermath of the Paris Attacks, President Hollande declared that it was an “act of war”. However David Cameron is cautious about getting the House Of Commons to vote on whether act against ISIS in the form of air strikes.
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Whereas France have stepped up their attacks on the terrorist group along with the U.S, Britain still remains a minor player in the attacks.
Despite having a long history with wars in the Middle East alongside the U.S, the two nations have been more divided with this issue.
The key reason David Cameron isn’t trying to get air strikes approved by the commons yet is because of the previous failed attempts.
Two years ago, Cameron tried to get approval through the commons to launch air strikes aimed at destabilising the power of the leader of Syria, Bashar-al-Assad. Due to a public outcry and reminders of poor military intervention in the past, the air strikes proposals were defeated.
However the UK has been launching airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq for the last two years, which was approved by parliament.
As Russia’s involvement in Syria has been linked to the downing of a Russian plane in Egypt, and French airstrikes have been linked to the attack in Paris, it may still be sometime until Britain gets involved in Syria rather than just Iraq.
Syria is more controversial and dangerous to bomb, as there are a lot of different groups fighting in the region, and mistakes could lead to even more success for ISIS as bitter civilians turn to terrorism.
This was something seen in Yemen a few years ago, when US airstrikes increased the Al-Qaeda presence in Yemen due to poorly targeted air strikes.
Cameron said he would not proposed legislation until he was sure he wold have a majority of MPs who support him. But with one defeat already, it may be a while until Cameron risks another one.
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