Discussion: British PM: UK Didn't Join Syria Strikes 'Because President Trump Asked Us'

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It says something about just how poisonous Trump is that May’s opponents are using his apparent influence with her as a cudgel against her in UK politics.

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We have done it because we believe it was the right thing to do
           — and we are not alone.”

So…

How ’ strong ’ does a belief… any belief… need to be …?
And how many need sign up to it … to make an illegal action … legal ? ? …

May said Monday the U.K. acted “because it is in our national interest to do so.”

So, in other words, the same reason MI6 gave DOJ all those Trump-Putin intercepts.

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I think the correct question isn’t “Did UK join air strikes because Trump asked?” but rather “Did Trump join Syria strikes because the UK asked him to?”

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“We cannot allow the use of chemical weapons to become normalized, either within Syria, on the streets of the U.K., or elsewhere,” May said.

Toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo late.