Well it looks like democracy reigns in the UK at the moment but how long that will last, who knows.

If nothing else, Blair going into Iraq has definitely left a legacy for future PM's to wind their neck in when faced with vocal opposition to using force so I'd expect Cameron to do the same.

Looks like Obama is still gunning for Syria though which I'm quite glad about as something really needs done to tip the balance. In order for evil to triumph it only requires good men to do nothing and so on...

I'm reading a book just now charting the history of the world (it's a big book!!!) and an interesting point was made yesterday about the US being fiercely isolationist prior to WW2 but within a few years they'd been forced into the previously unthinkable role of them being the world's policeman (which is an interesting but different debate) and only goes to show that international relations is such a minefield that with the best will in the world, no one can really tell what will happen if anyone makes a play in Syria.

I have some Syrian friends from my time out in the Middle East with a young daughter. Thankfully they're still in Saudi but it's heartbreaking to think of what their friends, family and home may be going through just now.