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I think most people expected that the government would squeak through on this vote. Instead,
they lost 285-272 -- a result that means it is probably now politically impossible for Britain to play any sort of military role in any US-led strike on the Assad regime. I'm a little bit surprised by the result, but there's no doubt in my mind that
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I just hope that the next President can repair the Special Relationship. Allies like Britain don't come along every decade, or even century.
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Not to mention, this current government is trying to strangle us all with austerity cuts across the board, but somehow there's money for getting involved in yet another war? Naturally the British public is going to be really hacked off about that and won't support it.
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