"Please explain why that is preferrable to water and tear gas."
Only if you tell us why selling Assad weapons or equipment is in any way an alternative to selling him sniper bullets - unless you are arguing that it is necessary for Britain to sell military equipment of any sort to dictators
YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON ON THIS THREAD WHO IS PROPOSING THAT ANYBODY SHOULD SELL ANY EQUIPMENT TO SUPPRESS DEMONSTRATIONS TO SYRIA - SYRIA IS A TERRORIST REGIME - THEY SHOULD BE SOLD NOTHING WHATEVER - WHY ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT THEY HAVE TO BE SOLD ANYTHING? THEY SHOULD BE SOLD NOTHING WHATEVER - THEY ARE KILLING THEIR OWN PEOPLE
Jim Carroll