Jeremy Corbyn: Diplomacy, and not bombing, is the way to end Syria’s agony

Writing in today's Guardian, Jeremy Corbyn said: 

"The military action at the weekend was legally questionable. The government’s own justification, which relies heavily on the strongly contested doctrine of humanitarian intervention, does not even meet its own tests. Without UN authority it was again a matter of the US and British governments arrogating to themselves an authority to act unilaterally which they do not possess.

"The fact that the prime minister ordered the attacks without seeking authorisation from parliament only underlines the weakness of a government that was in reality simply waiting for authorisation from a bellicose and unstable US president. That’s why we are pressing for parliament to have the final say on planned military action in future in a new war powers act.

"Now is the moment for moral and political leadership, not kneejerk military responses."

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