Arms flights through UK

[matt66]

Is the principle of allowing flights carrying ammunition to support the aggressor (Israel) acceptabe to the British public when viewed against the backdrop of the indiscriminate killing of innocent lebanese civilians and children in such large numbers. The Blair govt (and even Margaret Beckett) say its OK in principle. Is there nothing that Blair wont do for the USA.

[jno]

no and yes

[youngmafbog]

I can't answer for the British public as I am only one person and despite the noise from certain corners they certainly are not necessarily the voice of the nation much as they would like to be. Its most likely the majority of the public dont actually care.

However here's a thought. Everyone is moaning about indescriminate bombing by Israel so now if the Americans are peddling them smarter bombs wont that reduce the 'collateral damage' ? I cant see that not supplying them will stop Israel, they will find a way and may even resort to using dirtier and dirtier bombs.

And, I have not seen too much on stopping the Iranians and Syrians stop supplying Hezbolla (not that it would stop them either).

Just for the record I consider both sided as bad as one another.

[jno]

I don't know that many of the Iranian weapons for Hizbollah are routed through Britain.

[Dom Tuk]

Knowing Blair he will take full credit for all aid flights to lebanon that transit thru the UK. he will say 'so what if the bombs are going through us, atleast we are not so heartless as to stop the aid flights'.

[Lou Knee]

personally I feel that Blair is too far up Bush's backside for him to complain about anything the US does or doesnt do..........*gets down off soapbox*

[keyvan]

No it is not acceptable and there's nothing Blair can do to change this course. Blair could not even take the ownership of persuading Bush on his trip to Washington on securing a ceasefire as the rest of the international community have already expressed their discontent with the israeli savagary and barbaric acts of crime against the humanity. If a country knowingly supplies another, which is involved in a conflict with highly explosive weapons then that country is in breach of the international laws especially when the other country has been using disproportionate force for the last three weeks. Despite the noise from certain corners, I have not seen Iran nor Syria arming Hezbollah in the last three weeks. I think US/ Israel intention is to stir the sh!te in the Middle East by trying to involve Iran/ Syria into the conflict.