It is possible that the surgical strikes might be delayed by a week to allow Britain’s participation. The British Parliament wants to hold back authorization until the UN inspectors present their report on the atrocity. There is, of course, no need for British help in the military dimension. Politically, British participation endows more legitimacy to what is effectively a unilateral US police action. Which brings us to why the US has decided to intervene in the first place.
A Police Operation
A Police Operation
A Police Operation
It is possible that the surgical strikes might be delayed by a week to allow Britain’s participation. The British Parliament wants to hold back authorization until the UN inspectors present their report on the atrocity. There is, of course, no need for British help in the military dimension. Politically, British participation endows more legitimacy to what is effectively a unilateral US police action. Which brings us to why the US has decided to intervene in the first place.