Vivid language aside, the message is clear. In fact, United States are currently leading a coalition of states which is targeting Islamic States positions on the ground across Syrian-Iraqi border. In a short while, this coalition may take other members in. British Prime Minister David Cameron clearly stated that “Britain will play its part”[3] by joining US and other states because there’s the need “to act in our own national interest to protect our people”[4] and the parliament is due to vote in favour or against British involvement on Friday 26. In the meanwhile, the Netherlands already assured their contribution promising to deploy six F-16 fighter jet sand alike actions may be taken by Belgium which has been formally called by President Obama and seems ready to deploy six F-16 and C-130 cargo planes[5]. Finally, Australia is taking some actions too: after mid-September counterterrorism operation on Australian soil and after having promised that a 600-strong force would be deployed to a U.S. military base in the United Arab Emirates to help fight Islamic State, the government may provide further support to the coalition by sending up to eight F-18 Super Hornet aircrafts[6] (it is not clear though whether Australian pilots are going to carry out airstrikes or not).
[1] Barack Obama, 69th UN GA, September 24, 2014 [source: http://www.voltairenet.org/article185437.html].
[2] Ibidem.
[3] David Cameron, 69th UN GA, September 24, 2014 [source: http://www.un.org/en/ga/69/meetings/gadebate/pdf/GB_en.pdf].
[4] Ibidem.
[5] Source: Reuters.com.
[6] Ibidem.
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