The UK’s Story: A tale of lessons unlearned

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The UK is going to war again. When is it ever not at war?

The House of Commons voted 397-223 to join France, Russia, the US, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar (and Assad) in bombing Syria tonight.

The result was expected. The margin less so.

It is a tale all too familiar in our recent foreign policy ventures in the Middle East.

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