September 11, 2014
Philip Hammond risked opening a rift with Barack Obama after saying Britain would not join US-led strikes against Islamic State fanatics.
Asked about plans for an open-ended bombing campaign, Mr Hammond said: ‘Let me be clear – Britain will not be taking part in any air strikes in Syria. We have already had that discussion in our parliament last year and we won’t be revisiting that position.’
Daily Mail
September 27, 2014
In a special parliamentary session Friday, 524 lawmakers voted in favor of participating in airstrikes in Iraq against the militant group known as Islamic State, and 43 voted against.
A question that remains, however, is whether the U.K. will also expand the mission to Syria. Mr. Cameron has said he believes there are legal grounds to do so but said he limited Friday's discussion to Iraq because there wasn't sufficient support for military action in Syria as well.
WSJ
I expect to be posting very soon that the UK has found its case for joining in attacks on Syria.
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