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Britain out of NATO! No Intervention in Iraq, Syria and Ukraine
« on: September 16, 2014, 02:02:56 PM »
The Necessity for an Anti-War Government:
Britain out of NATO! No Intervention in Iraq or Syria! Stop Warmongering in the Ukraine!

Workers' Weekly http://www.rcpbml.org.uk/wwie-14/ww14-25.htm#fourth

On September 8, the Prime Minister, David Cameron made a statement to Parliament in regard to the recent NATO summit meeting held in Wales. The Prime Minster hailed the summit as a success but his brief statement merely underlined that the agreements reached by the warmongering big powers and their allies create even greater dangers for the people of Britain and other countries.
   Every effort is made to present the NATO as an organisation of peace-lovers intent on preserving the peace, whilst in reality it remains a warmongering alliance, headed by the US, with enormous stockpiles of nuclear and conventional weapons. It is based on the medieval principle that might makes right and is intent on intervention throughout the world in the interests of the domination of the US, Britain and their allies.
   Within NATO Britain remains a major player and spends more on war preparations than any other country except the US. On the eve of the summit, the MoD announced a £3.5bn contract, the largest in over thirty years, for nearly six hundred military vehicles with General Dynamics UK, a subsidiary of the US arms manufacturer that is the fifth largest in the world. For Cameron, one of the key successes of the summit was that NATO’s members re-committed themselves to increase their military spending, so as to provide the Alliance with the most modern weapons of mass destruction and in order that the US might shoulder less of the financial burden.
   As the Prime Minister’s statement made clear, a major focus of the summit were the attempts of the US, Britain and their allies to ramp up their threats against Russia and to strengthen NATO throughout Eastern Europe. The Ukraine remains a country that the British government and NATO wish to incorporate within their orbit. They therefore boast of their own intervention and interference, which it is claimed is in defence of Ukraine’s sovereignty, while condemning Russia’s actions in that country. As part of their contention against Russia and global warmongering plans it was announced that NATO would again establish a rapid deployment force with a global reach and carry out provocative military “exercises” in Eastern Europe. The British government declared its readiness to commit troops for such a force and these “exercises” and also remains fully committed to develop a joint Anglo-French combined expeditionary force, which will also have the capacity for rapid global deployment.
   The summit communiqué makes it clear that NATO is strengthening itself not only as part of its contention with Russia but also with the aim of continuing to intervene in Afghanistan and Iraq, despite public assertions to the contrary, throughout the Mediterranean region and in the Balkans, as well as in North, West and East Africa. At the same time it continues to threaten countries such as Syria, Iran and the DPRK. In short NATO is being strengthened and modernised as part of military means to further the plans of the US, Britain and their allies to dominate the world militarily.
   It is in this context that the Prime Minister’s remarks concerning what he called “Islamist extremism” can be understood. In his statement, Cameron emphasised the importance of what he referred to as the “fight against ISIL”. At the summit Britain joined with the US and eight other countries to develop a joint strategy in regard to the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. The NATO communiqué paved the way for military intervention by even going as far as to blame the government of Syria for the emergence of ISIL. It was therefore evident that even before US President Obama’s recent speech the British government had committed itself to further military intervention both in Iraq and Syria. As for this “Islamic State”, there is every indication that it is, or was, just like “al Qaeda,” the creation of those who are now using it as a justification for further military intervention in western Asia and to effect regime change in Syria.
   The British government must be condemned for its zealous participation in the warmongering NATO, for its sabre rattling and contention with Russia and for its slavish activity in support of the US. Military intervention in Syria without the consent of the government of that country is a clear breach of international law, a violation of Syria’s sovereignty and a provocation against Russia and China. Evidently what the British government and the NATO allies could not achieve by instigating and financing a civil war and the deaths of tens of thousands in Syria they are attempting to achieve by direct military intervention that will create even greater disaster.
   The warmongering of NATO in which Britain plays such a leading role must be brought to an end. Britain must get out of NATO. The working class and all peace loving people must make their voices heard and take action to prevent future disaster and the threat of global war. The times cry out for an anti-war government.