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emma-smfc:

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Dear Mr. Alexander,

I have been watching with growing concern the situation in Homs. It seems to me that the Western powers were quicker to react when it came to helping the Libyan people attain their freedom from oppression - why, then, should the Syrians, who clearly do not want anything…

• And why does the West even have to get involved? Why do we need to stick our noses into other countries business when we can’t even afford to feed our own or keep our elderly warm?! 
• Granted they got involved in other conflicts and I assume that was because the gov. wanted to make an example of how the British are upstanding citizens of the world who care. Do they fuck! There is nothing to gain from interfering with the Syrians affairs! 
• Main point: we cannot afford to get involved in every revolution that occurs when we cannot even afford to keep our own country out of debt.
• What exactly do you want the government to do? 

Well, my whole point was that we should either uniformly stick our noses IN, or not stick our noses into other countries’ business at all. I’m all for minding our own business, but I tried to frame the point in a way I thought the MP would find clear and logical. It’s an all or nothing argument, and as I said, I’m in favour of nothing.

Secondly, my main wish here is that there would be at least diplomatic repercussions against the Syrian government - namely, that the UK could show its lack of regard for the bombing of civilian populations by at least expelling the Syrian diplomats residing here - who are a part of the regime.

• Well for one I don’t get why you think Douglas Alexander is going to be able to do anything to resolve your questions, except at most sign a letter his secretary has written to you. If it’s action you want you’re best writing to the appropriate committee of the Scottish Government who in turn have to discuss your letters and then have the possibility of taking it to a debate and therefore an action. That was the point of the Scottish Government; a voice for the people. Go to them not the MP for Paisley, he’s too busy trying to get the library fines collected…
• Secondly as I mentioned before the government have nothing to gain from going into Syria; except maybe a few more lives lost and money spent. This explains the governments stance on other invasions, they had plenty to gain! Oil, land, alliances, status. 
• And lastly the Syrian diplomats in this country have been attacked by the citizens of this country. It happened this weekend. Another sign of the citizens of Britain taking the law into their own hands…