Extended War is the “Solution”: Refugee Crisis Cited as Pretext for British “No-fly Zone” in Syria
British may use naval ships armed with cruise missiles to enforce no-fly zone
During a National Security Council meeting on Tuesday the British
military presented David Cameron with a plan to establish a no-fly zone
in Syria, according to Sun Nation.
On Monday Defense Secretary Michael Fallon called a private meeting
of backbench MPs and informed them he was “open to the idea” of a no-fly
zone.
“We will need to have a full plan,” Fallon told the politicians.
The plan, which is touted as a way to stop the massive refugee crisis
now plaguing Europe, was one of several drawn up by Britain’s military
and intelligence officials at the behest Cameron.
“The PM has made it clear that he wants to do more in Syria as the
root cause of the ISIS threat as well as the refugee crisis. A no fly
zone is back on the table as one option,” a senior Whitehall source told
Sun Nation.
In addition to a no-fly zone, the British government is looking at
stepped-up Royal Air Force airstrikes and drone attacks targeting ISIS
positions in Raqqa.
A previous effort in 2013 to impose a no-fly zone over Syria was
taken off the drawing board after the government lost a Commons vote on
missile strikes.
