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British MPs vote 397 to 223 in favor of launching airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, 174 majority
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond gives his closing speech:
The motion being debated is to extent airstrikes already taking place in Iraq into the “heartland” of Islamic State in Syria, the Foreign Secretary says.
He says that although he “respects” Corbyn’s decision to vote against the motion, but believes his objections are“misguided.”
Military action is, he says, “our obligation to act in the best interest of the UK and of British citizens.”
He adds the House of Commons has performed “at its best” with 104 members making speeches, and “we have done justice to the gravity of the subject we are debating.”
“Airstrikes alone will not finish ISIL,” he says, “but they will over time degrade ISIL and force a change in its behavior.”
Hammond adds a ground assault will be needed in the end to oust ISIL from their Raqqa stronghold …. https://www.rt.com/uk
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/12/british-mps-vote-397-to-223-in-favor-of.html
