BBC reports:
MPs have overwhelmingly backed UK air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria, by 397 votes to 223, after an impassioned 10-hour Commons debate.
Four Tornado jets took off from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, after the vote. Their destination has not been confirmed.
A total of 66 Labour MPs sided with the government as David Cameron secured a larger than expected Commons majority.
The PM said they had "taken the right decision to keep the country safe" but opponents said the move was a mistake.
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn argued that the case for war "does not stack up" - but his party was split, with senior Labour figures, including members of the shadow cabinet voting with the government after they were given a free vote.
The 66 MPs who backed military action was equivalent to 29% of the parliamentary party.
[Editor's Note: For non-Brits, MP="member of parliament"]
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday December 03 2015, @06:43PM
"I think a ground war, of combined (and it would have to be UN) forces"
Except, I can't think of one single UN victory over an armed opponent. Not one. Worse, I remember UN forces cooperating, aiding and abetting terrorist forces in Lebanon a few years back. And, where were all those women raped by UN forces? Let me find that . . .
www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/11/un-peacekeepers-accused-killing-rape-central-african-republic
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/20/world/africa/3-peacekeepers-accused-of-rape-in-central-african-republic.html [nytimes.com]
http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/north-america/item/21090-sex-abuse-by-un-peace-troops-becoming-global-scandal [thenewamerican.com]
"And Bush and Blair need to take responsibility for fucking up Iraq,"
I can agree with you there. But, hanging may be to good for them.