Australian Bombs Won’t Bring Peace to Syria, So Why Do It?

It would appear that the Abbott government has its heart set on bombing Syria. But it is hard to understand why. Unlike Australia’s complicity in the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, this proposal has nothing to do with consolidating the US alliance. Speaking about Islamic State’s (IS) presence in Iraq and Syria, Prime Minister … Continue reading “Australian Bombs Won’t Bring Peace to Syria, So Why Do It?”