Just won a bet with myself that you would be the first to defend the inaction on Syria - (that's what it has been from the beginning, and was stated openly on the Question Time programme all those months ago) - surprise, surprise!!!.
You have defended the British sales of military equipment to this bastard, (six seperate excuses from you to date) you have proposed the sale of riot equipment to him, you have attempted to shoot down any proposals for direct action against him, financial or military, you have opposedf the idea that his gofer who regularly visits London and owns £ms worth of property there, be acted against in the form of arrest or confiscation..... you have even suggested that Assad be left to his own devices because "I also fear for Syria's Christians if and when the regime falls."
For someone who does as much handwringing and sackcloth and ashes as you do, you come over as one of his keenest supporters - stomach heavingly monstrous indeed.
I wonder how you are going to defend Britain's relationship with China after all this is over.
"Today, however, China and Britain enjoy a friendly, cooperative, and close relationship. China and Britain have established a full strategic partnership and close cooperation.[1][2]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations
Jim Carroll