Its not often that the US is shown a lesson in democracy by the place where Great Britain used to be. However, yesterday they showed exactly how a democracy is supposed to work. Despite great promises from the prime minister that great action must be taken over the atrocities happening in Syria, the House of Commons pointed out with a resounding "No" vote that the people really felt differently. And this is a good thing for them, as they showed how a democracy is supposed to work. Additionally, unlike the EU (who dislike when people vote against it) this vote has no "do over" option. The people have spoken, please move on.
Here in the US our president, despite complaining about the previous president acting like a cowboy without the approval of congress, would like to act like a cowboy without the approval of congress. While I have no use for the UN, this is an item that falls squarely within their realm. Despite the fact that at this point they are both the most corrupt institution on the face of the planet and more ineffective than the League of Nations, this is what they were put in place for. Also, it would really be better if the nations more centrally located to the conflict were involved. Despite what some think, the US is not the world's policemen, and our president should not use our military as such.
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