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Britain didnt need anyone to tell them what to do because they were not dropping napalm or bombing catholic areas with our Tornadoes.
There is always an excuse not to intervene in conflicts like these that is why we hesitated in the balkans, watched Rwanada happen in front our eyes and it is why we have sat back and watched the Syrian government use their far superior firepower to destroy its own people and its infastructure. The Syrian government is aided by Iran, Hezbolla, China and Russia and they heavily outgun the rebels. In despertaion have the rebels turned to more extremists groups to help fight this war maybe, but this shouldn't be used as a " get out of jail free card" by the West so we can continue to sit back and watch the continued bloodshed. If we back off and allow the continued use of chemical weapons in Syria then we are on a slippery slope.
No, the British just killed 26 unarmed civil-rights protesters, allowed UVF (they were wearing British uniforms) to kill members of the Miami Showband, ignored arresting those involved in the Dublin bombing (just a few cases of collusion) and torture. Nah, the Brits did nothing wrong there.
It's not an excuse to say it's not our business. The Balkans was an issue that went back to WW1 and needed to be fought yet we poked our noses in it and yet forces are still their to observe. Rwanada again is one of those places where it had to happen. Rwanada is a different place now. Their issues have been worked out. Without war, there is no winner. US went through it, UK went through it, Germany, France and others as well. It's part of growing as a country. Syria is a "young" country so it has to go through this power struggle.