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Britain's military adventures have cost us all so much

Hussein Al-alak | 11.01.2013 10:49 | Health | Iraq | Public sector cuts | World

This article was first published on Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra)


Among all the Governments talk of making cuts to benefits, the wider welfare state and to the public sector, one thing which has left me constantly baffled, is the failure of MP’s to address the financial and human costs of Britain’s Military adventures.

In just one decade alone, the UK has been committed to two long term occupations in both Iraq and Afghanistan, while also providing a massive amount of financial support, to rebel uprisings in both Libya and Syria.

What has also been of interest, is opinion polls have consistently demonstrated, the British publics’ opposition to military intervention in each of these countries but yet for over ten years, the message still hasn’t rung home in the mother of all parliaments.

While economists blame the global economic down turn for the loss of jobs, and politicians blame the unemployed, disabled and the elderly for the cuts taking place, I can’t help but think how many hospital wards, jobs and lives we have now lost, as a result of Britain’s Middle Eastern obsession.

Hussein Al-alak
- e-mail: iraq_campaign@yahoo.co.uk
- Homepage: http://iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com

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A burning consensus.

11.01.2013 23:21

MPS`s are not here to make sense to us, they are here to make sure that Parliament continues to reign over us. They have made allies through the years with other republics and their favourite is the US. So the wars we are fighting are being fought by those who use violence to keep us down so they can continue to support their allies. This is what keeps them in power.

Its the same with the other two political 'parties'. As long as you vote for one political party, Parliament remains in power.

Foreign policy is about Parliament maintaining itself and staying on the right side of the monopoly of power and violence, it isn't about the people.

Never has been.

These wars are Parliaments wars. But Parliament likes to claim its just doing what the people want it to do. Thats how they get away with it. The crimes they commit, are endlessly laid at our feet, like burnt offerings!

Its sick!

Kill Parliament.


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