I’ve fished out my army surplus stuff from the attic; genuine Marines belt, 4 medals, awarded to someone else, a tin helmet and a (broken) gas-mask in a nice little khaki bag. And I’m ready for the call-up. To do my duty for God and the Queen and fly out to Syria. Or Moscow. And if its the latter I can save the War Department a few bob because I’ve already booked my flight there next month with British Airways. I’m ready.

Last night in a co-ordinated event, with America, France and Britain, we bombed a bit of Syria. In fact it was the little bit where the chemical weapons are produced. The bits that hadn’t been moved to Iran or Iraq in the last 4 days since we told them we were coming. Very fair of Trump to announce his intentions. No-one likes a surprise. Especially in war. Its not fair play. So Assad had already moved loads of planes off to safer lands plus anything else in danger. Possibly including his own, sorry, cowardly arse.

The strikes didn’t touch anything even vaguely Russian. Even the cabbage fields were left unscathed for fear of Putin nuking every city in the West. In his promised ‘retaliation for the retaliation’.

So this is just an ‘escalation’. And Theresa May is very comfortable with her conscience for her participation. Not that she actually flew the planes or fired the bombs. You can’t fly an F15 in kitten heels.

But you can authorise an attack on a foreign power without putting it to Parliament first. Because you don’t have to put such issues to the vote, but you can if you want. So Corbyn wanted it before parliament so he could vote against it. Not due in any way to the actual merits of the specific case but because he always votes against attacks of any description. Unless they’re on Israel, obviously, then he’s ok with it. Otherwise he’s been anti war since 1863.

A more interesting question perhaps is why, if chemical bombs are against international law, regular, blowing up, shrapnel spreading, instant death for thousands type bombs perfectly ok? Even on civilian populations? Even atomic bombs are ok. Is a bit inconsistent, don’t’cha think? But those chemicals are rather nasty. Even though dead is, generally, dead.

Lovely to have some sunshine for once; the dream.

Happy, sunny Saturday

A xxxx